Texas § 32.013 RECOVERY OF COSTS.

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§ 32.013 — RECOVERY OF COSTS.

Texas § 32.013

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 32.013 (2026).

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Sec. 32.013. RECOVERY OF COSTS.

(a)The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 32.012 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of the department's interest has been given.

(b)At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.

(c)In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the services to the date on which the department is reimbursed.

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Sec. 32.013. RECOVERY OF COSTS. (a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 32.012 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of the department's interest has been given.
(b) At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.
(c) In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the services to the date on which the department is reimbursed.