{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-36.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.010","heading":"RECOVERY OF COSTS.","body":"(a) The department is entitled to recover an expenditure for services provided under this chapter from:\n(1) a person who does not reimburse the department as required by this chapter; or\n(2) a third party with a legal obligation to pay other benefits and who has notice of the department's interests in the other benefits.\n(b) The commissioner may request the attorney general to bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department. A suit brought under this section need not be ancillary or dependent on any other action.\n(c) In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the service to the date on which the department is reimbursed.\n(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for actions taken under this section.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0126, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE B. HEALTH PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 36. SPECIAL SENSES AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.36.htm#36.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"c90db38732acc28d69b7f0fefe3cb8431437a84d03da3b83bbde166891962acf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-36.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-36.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}