Sec. 36.003. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY. (a) A state agency, including the commission, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services, shall provide the attorney general access to all documentary materials of persons and Medicaid recipients under the Medicaid program to which that agency has access. Documentary material provided under this subsection is provided to permit investigation of an alleged unlawful act or for use or potential use in an administrative or judicial proceeding.
(b) Except as ordered by a court for good cause shown, the office of the attorney general may not produce for inspection or copying or otherwise disclose the contents of documentary material obtained under this section to a person other than:
(1) an employee of the attorney general;
(2) an agency of this state, the United States, or another state;
(3) a criminal district attorney, district attorney, or county attorney of this state;
(4) the United States attorney general;
(5) a state or federal grand jury;
(6) a political subdivision of this state; or
(7) a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 36.007 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.181, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle C - Assistance Programs
Chapter 36 - Medicaid Fraud Prevention
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 36.0011. Culpable Mental State
Section 36.003. Documentary Material in Possession of State Agency
Section 36.005. Suspension or Revocation of Agreement; Professional Discipline
Section 36.006. Application of Other Law