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Tex. Occ. Code § 254.011

AGREEMENT WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Known as the Dental Practice Act

The act spans §§ 251–267 (231 sections).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 8, eff

The board shall enter into an agreement with the Health and Human Services Commission to improve coordination on issues relating to the state Medicaid program. The agreement must require each agency to:

(1) refer to the other agency, as appropriate, cases involving fraud, abuse, or insufficient quality of care under the state Medicaid program;

(2) maintain a log of cases referred to the other agency;

(3) share information with the other agency, subject to confidentiality requirements, including investigative reports on cases within the jurisdiction of both agencies; and

(4) collaborate with the other agency in the investigation of cases and the initiation of appropriate disciplinary action whenever possible.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.