Section 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.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 30.244
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 52, December 26, 2014, TexReg 10404, eff. 1/1/2015