Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 12.116. INFORMATION. The department may provide public health information materials as needed by the Texas Volunteer Health Corps. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 768, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 12.096 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., …

Sec. 12.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.1041, Government Code. (2) "Advisory committee" means the tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee. (3) "Agreement" has the meaning assigned by …

Sec. 12.132. CERTIFICATION TO COMPTROLLER. The department shall collect information relating to the unreimbursed health care expenditures of each political subdivision and, based on that information and using the formula established in Paragraph 5.B. of the agreement, shall certi…

Sec. 12.133. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) Each political subdivision shall submit to the department, in the manner and at the time required by the department, information that relates to the political subdivision's unreimbursed health care expenditures and is required by the de…

Sec. 12.134. DISPUTES RELATING TO INFORMATION COLLECTED. (a) Subject to the approval of the advisory committee, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules under which a political subdivision or agency of this state may dispute information submitted by a political subdivision un…

Sec. 12.135. EFFECT OF DISPUTE. A dispute filed under department rules adopted under Section 12.134 does not affect the percentage of the annual distribution of the earnings from the account to be paid to the political subdivision for the year for which the information that is th…

Sec. 12.136. ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING AUDIT. (a) If the department, pursuant to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, finds, after an audit conducted under Section 12.133 or 12.134, that a political subdivision has overstated unreimbursed health care expenditures in the inform…

Sec. 12.137. TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee shall advise: (1) the department on the implementation of the department's duties under this subchapter;…

Sec. 12.138. APPROVAL OF RULES. A rule to be adopted by the executive commissioner relating to certification of a percentage of an annual distribution under Section 12.132 or collection of information under Sections 12.132, 12.133, and 12.134 must be submitted to the advisory com…

Sec. 12.139. ANNUAL REVIEW. The advisory committee shall annually: (1) review the results of any audit conducted under this subchapter and the results of any dispute filed under Section 12.134; and (2) review the rules adopted by the executive commissioner under this subchapter a…