Sec. 36.055. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS RELATOR IN FEDERAL ACTION. To the extent permitted by 31 U.S.C. Sections 3729-3733, the attorney general may bring an action as relator under 31 U.S.C. Section 3730 with respect to an act in connection with the Medicaid program for which a person may be held liable under 31 U.S.C. Section 3729. The attorney general may contract with a private attorney to represent the state under this section.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle C - Assistance Programs
Chapter 36 - Medicaid Fraud Prevention
Subchapter B. Action by Attorney General
Section 36.051. Injunctive Relief
Section 36.052. Civil Remedies
Section 36.054. Civil Investigative Demand
Section 36.055. Attorney General as Relator in Federal Action