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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. 22.0254. PROSECUTION OF FRAUDULENT CLAIMS
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(a) The department shall keep a record of the dispositions of referrals made by the department to a district attorney concerning fraudulent claims for benefits under the food stamp program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31.
(b) The department may:
(1) request status information biweekly from the appropriate district attorney on each major fraudulent claim referred by the department;
(2) request a written explanation from the appropriate district attorney for each case referred in which the district attorney declines to prosecute; and
(3) encourage the creation of a special welfare fraud unit in each district attorney's office that serves a municipality with a population of more than 250,000, to be financed by amounts provided by the department.
(c) The department by rule may define what constitutes a major fraudulent claim under Subsection (b)(1).