By: Creighton H.B. No. 1918
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
rela
ting to a defense to prosecution of the offense of Medicaid
fraud.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 35A.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (g) to read as follows.
(g) It is not a defense to prosecution under this chapter
that the Medicaid program has received or recouped funds
representing repayment for the fraudulent act or acts, in whole or
in part, which are the basis for the criminal charge for which the
defendant is indicted.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.