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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle B. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES |
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Chapter 22. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES |
Sec. 22.0251. TIMELY DETERMINATION OF OVERPAYMENTS
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(a) Subject to the approval of the commissioner of health and human services, the department shall:
(1) determine and record the time taken by the department to establish an overpayment claim in the food stamp program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31;
(2) set progressive goals for reducing the time described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) adopt a schedule to meet the goals set under Subdivision (2).
(b) The department shall submit to the governor, the Legislative Budget Board, and the Health and Human Services Commission a semiannual report detailing the department's progress in reaching its goals under Subsection (a)(2). The report may be consolidated with any other report relating to the same subject that the department is required to submit under other law.