Sec. 40.007.  REPORTING REQUIREMENT;  PROFESSIONAL FEES.  (a)  The department shall include in any report required by law concerning the department's expenditures information relating to fees for professional or consultative services provided for the general administration of the department.
(b)  The report required under Subsection (a) may not include:
(1)  professional fees paid for routine or special examinations to determine an individual's eligibility for a program administered by the department;
(2)  professional fees for treatment, services, or care for individual recipients;  or
(3)  fees for providing for the special needs of individual recipients, including the provision of appliances.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 21.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.