# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.013: RECOVERY OF COSTS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.013

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.013
- **Heading:** RECOVERY OF COSTS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.013

## Text

(a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 32.012 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of the department's interest has been given.

(b) At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.

(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 services to the date on which the department is reimbursed.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.001 § 32.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.002 § 32.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.003 § 32.003. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.005 § 32.005. ABORTION SERVICES RESTRICTED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.006 § 32.006. ADMINISTRATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.011 § 32.011. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.012 § 32.012. FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY; OTHER BENEFITS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.013 § 32.013. RECOVERY OF COSTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.014 § 32.014. FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.014.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.015 § 32.015. FUNDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.015.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.016 § 32.016. CONTRACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.016.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.017 § 32.017. RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.017.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.018 § 32.018. PROGRAM PLANS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.018.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.021 § 32.021. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C32_S32.021.md)

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