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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. 22.027. FRAUD PREVENTION
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(a) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 1.06(i), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
(e) The department and the comptroller shall coordinate their efforts to cross-train agency staff whose duties include fraud prevention and detection to enable the staff to identify and report possible fraudulent activity in programs, taxes, or funds administered by the other agency.
(f) A local law enforcement agency that seizes an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card issued by the department to a recipient of an entitlement program administered by the department shall immediately notify the department of the seizure and return the card to the department. The department shall send letters to local law enforcement agencies or post materials in the buildings in which those agencies are located to ensure that local law enforcement officials are aware of this requirement.