# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.010: RECOVERY OF COSTS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.010
- **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 42 / Section 42.010

## Text

(a) The department may recover the costs of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 42.009(c), 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 service to the date on which the department is reimbursed.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.001 § 42.001. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.002 § 42.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.003 § 42.003. KIDNEY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.004 § 42.004. SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.005 § 42.005. FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.006 § 42.006. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.007 § 42.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.008 § 42.008. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.009 § 42.009. REIMBURSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.010 § 42.010. RECOVERY OF COSTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.011 § 42.011. FUNDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.012 § 42.012. CONTRACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.013 § 42.013. COOPERATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.014 § 42.014. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.014.md)

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