{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 544.0253","heading":"CONDUCT OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUD OR ABUSE.","body":"In conducting a preliminary investigation of an allegation of fraud or abuse and before the allegation may proceed to a full investigation, the office of inspector general must:\n(1) review the allegation and all facts and evidence relating to the allegation; and\n(2) prepare a preliminary investigation report that documents:\n(A) the allegation;\n(B) the evidence the office reviewed, if available;\n(C) the procedures the office used to conduct the preliminary investigation;\n(D) the preliminary investigation findings; and\n(E) the office's determination of whether a full investigation is warranted.\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 F. INVESTIGATION OF FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, AND OVERCHARGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.544.htm#544.0253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dd79c757122189dedfee9921c97e0bcf903b653878a950fc3af6d4b8416af5ce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0252","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-544.0254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}