Texas Human Resources Code
§ 36.0011 — CULPABLE MENTAL STATE
HR § 36.0011Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part C. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS · Ch. 36. HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FRAUD PREVENTION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this chapter, a person acts "knowingly" with respect to information if the person:
(1)has knowledge of the information;
(2)acts with conscious indifference to the truth or falsity of the information; or
(3)acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.
(b)Proof of the person's specific intent to commit an unlawful act under Section 36.002 is not required in a civil or administrative proceeding to show that a person acted "knowingly" with respect to information under this chapter.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.