85R10490 LED-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2523
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain
public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the
Health and Human Services Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 531.1022(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission's office of inspector general shall
employ and commission not more than five peace officers at any given
time for the purpose of assisting the office in carrying out the
duties of the office relating to the investigation of fraud, waste,
and abuse in:
(1) Medicaid;
(2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31,
Human Resources Code;
(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; and
(4) the federal special supplemental nutrition
program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C.
Section 1786.
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.