{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 544.0104","heading":"EMPLOYMENT OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR.","body":"(a) The office of inspector general shall employ a medical director who:\n(1) is a licensed physician under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, and the rules the Texas Medical Board adopts under that subtitle; and\n(2) preferably has significant knowledge of Medicaid.\n(b) The medical director shall ensure that any investigative findings based on medical necessity or the quality of medical care have been reviewed by a qualified expert as described by the Texas Rules of Evidence before the office of inspector general imposes a payment hold or seeks recoupment of an overpayment, damages, or penalties.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 544. FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, AND OVERCHARGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.544.htm#544.0104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"1ee167ef50eaeb9d86a0d05819ad490c0f5f6f694129ac0ea3b8420dddcd3b2d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0103","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}