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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a defense to prosecution of the offense of Medicaid |
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fraud. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. SECTION 35A.02, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) It is not a defense to prosecution under this chapter |
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that the Medicaid program has received or recouped funds |
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representing repayment for the fraudulent act or acts, in whole or |
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in part, which are the basis for the criminal charge for which the |
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defendant is indicted. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |