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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. 22.028. ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER: MONITORING
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(a) The private electronic benefits transfer (EBT) operator with which the department contracts to administer the EBT system, shall establish procedures to maintain records that monitor all debit transactions relating to EBT client accounts under this section. The EBT operator shall deliver copies of the records to the department and the comptroller not later than the first day of each month. The department shall immediately review the records and assess the propriety of the debit transactions.
(b) After reviewing the records under Subsection (a), the department shall take necessary or advisable action to ensure compliance with EBT rules by the EBT operator, retailers, and clients.
(c) No later than the first day of each month, the department shall send the comptroller a report listing the accounts on which enforcement actions or other steps were taken by the department in response to the records received from the EBT operator under this section, and the action taken by the department. The comptroller shall promptly review the report and, as appropriate, may solicit the advice of the Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Oversight Task Force regarding the results of the department's enforcement actions.