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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain |
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public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the |
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Health and Human Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.1022(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission's office of inspector general shall |
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employ and commission not more than five peace officers at any given |
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time for the purpose of assisting the office in carrying out the |
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duties of the office relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, |
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and abuse in: |
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(1) Medicaid; |
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(2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
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under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; and |
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(4) the federal special supplemental nutrition |
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program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1786. |
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SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |