{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 544.0151","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Health care professional\" means an individual issued a license to engage in a health care profession.\n(2) \"License\" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:\n(A) a licensing authority issues; and\n(B) must be obtained before a person may practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.\n(3) \"Licensing authority\" means a department, commission, board, office, or other state agency that issues a license.\n(4) \"Participating agency\" means:\n(A) the Medicaid fraud enforcement divisions of the office of the attorney general;\n(B) each licensing authority with authority to issue a license to a health care professional or managed care organization that may participate in Medicaid; and\n(C) the office of inspector general.\n(5) \"Provider\" means a person that was or is approved by the commission to provide Medicaid services under a contract or provider agreement with the commission.\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 D. MEDICAID PROVIDER CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION AND ELIGIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.544.htm#544.0151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c16469ab48f1a0c4f8bcfd5a185966c238659ef5b286ab96a3ec629ea5c53bc7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0115","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}