Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 39.026 — DEPOSITIONS OF MEDICAID OR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS OR CAREGIVERS
CR § 39.026Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 39. DEPOSITIONS AND DISCOVERY
Statute text
View on source(a)In this article:
(1)"Caregiver" means a person, including a guardian, who is authorized by law, contract, or familial relationship to care for a recipient.
(2)"Medicaid" means the state Medicaid program.
(3)"Medicaid recipient" means an individual on whose behalf a person claims or receives a payment from the Medicaid program or a fiscal agent, without regard to whether the individual was eligible for benefits under the Medicaid program.
(4)"Medicare" means the federal health insurance program that is operated under the Health Insurance for the Aged Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.).
(5)"Medicare recipient" means an individual on whose behalf a person claims or receives a payment under Medicare, without regard to whether the individual was eligible for benefits under Medicare.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 745), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.