(a) Application Required. As provided by Finance Code § RSA 156.504, a claimant seeking to recover from the recovery fund must file a sworn written application with the Department which must be made on the current form prescribed by the Commissioner and posted on the Department's website (sml.texas.gov).(b) Payment of Approved Claims. Upon approval of a claim made on the recovery fund, the Commissioner will issue an order disbursing funds from the recovery fund. The Commissioner will direct Department staff to cause disbursement of the funds after the date upon which such order becomes final and unappealable for purposes of Finance Code § RSA 156.504(d), or if the Department's preliminary determination under Finance Code § RSA 156.504(c)(2) was disputed and an adjudicative hearing required, for purposes of Government Code Chapter 2001.(c) Cooperation by Claimant Required. The claimant must cooperate with Department staff's instructions for effectuating disbursement of an approved claim from the recovery fund. Among other things, the claimant must provide such information and complete such documentation required in order to cause the claimant to be a valid payee for purposes of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.7 Tex. Admin. Code § 51.302
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 27, July 8, 2022, TexReg 3964, eff. 7/14/2022