SECTION 354.2333. Waiver Authority of the Executive Commissioner

(a) The Executive Commissioner has the authority to waive all or part of the state's right to recover from liable third party resources when the Executive Commissioner finds that enforcement of the state's right of recovery would tend to defeat the purpose of public assistance.

(b) The Executive Commissioner has the authority to waive all or part of the federal matching share of HHSC's right to recovery from liable third party resources only if the cost of recovery exceeds the amount, which could be recovered.

Source Note: The provisions of this §354.2333 adopted to be effective April 30, 1999, 24 TexReg 3083; transferred effective September 1, 2001, as published in the Texas Register May 24, 2002, 27 TexReg 4562; amended to be effective March 28, 2004, 29 TexReg 2867; amended to be effective February 22, 2024, 49 TexReg 855