4 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.244 - Breach of Contract

(a) A health professional shall be in breach of contract if the health professional:

(1) does not provide the required services in the qualifying community or provides those services for less than the required term; or

(2) fails to meet any condition of the contract or this division.

(b) A health professional found to be in breach of contract is liable to the department for:

(1) the total amount of assistance the health professional received from the department and the medically underserved community;

(2) interest on that amount at a rate set by the department;

(3) the state's reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining payment, including a reasonable attorney's fees; and

(4) a penalty as established by the department.

(c) Interest assessed may be up to the highest rate allowed by law and shall commence with the date of the first disbursement.

Notes

4 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.244

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 52, December 26, 2014, TexReg 10404, eff. 1/1/2015