Texas § 544.0056 EXPUNCTION OF CHILD'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DIAGNOSIS IN CERTAIN RECORDS.

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§ 544.0056 — EXPUNCTION OF CHILD'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DIAGNOSIS IN CERTAIN RECORDS.

Texas § 544.0056

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 544.0056 (2026).

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Sec. 544.0056. EXPUNCTION OF CHILD'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DIAGNOSIS IN CERTAIN RECORDS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Chemical dependency" has the meaning assigned by Section 461A.002 , Health and Safety Code.

(2)"Child" means an individual who is 13 years of age or younger.

(b)After a chemical dependency treatment provider is finally convicted of an offense in which an element of the offense involves submitting a fraudulent claim for reimbursement for services under Medicaid, the commission or other health and human services agency that operates a portion of Medicaid shall expunge or provide for the expunction of a child's diagnosis of chemical dependency that the provider made and that has been entered in any:

(1)appropriate official record of the commission or agency;

(2)applicable medic

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Sec. 544.0056. EXPUNCTION OF CHILD'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DIAGNOSIS IN CERTAIN RECORDS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Chemical dependency" has the meaning assigned by Section 461A.002 , Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Child" means an individual who is 13 years of age or younger.
(b) After a chemical dependency treatment provider is finally convicted of an offense in which an element of the offense involves submitting a fraudulent claim for reimbursement for services under Medicaid, the commission or other health and human services agency that operates a portion of Medicaid shall expunge or provide for the expunction of a child's diagnosis of chemical dependency that the provider made and that has been entered in any:
(1) appropriate official record of the commission or agency;
(2) applicable medical record that is in the commission's or agency's custody; and
(3) applicable record of a company with which the commission contracts for processing and paying Medicaid claims.
SUBCHAPTER C. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL: GENERAL PROVISIONS