Sec. 493.030. NOTICE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall notify the United States Social Security Administration of the release or discharge of a prisoner who:
(1) immediately before the prisoner's confinement in a state correctional facility, was receiving:
(A) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; or
(B) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.; and
(2) before the release or discharge, was confined in the facility for a period of less than 12 consecutive months.
(b) The department shall provide the notice described by Subsection (a) to the United States Social Security Administration by mail and electronically immediately on the prisoner's release or discharge from custody. The department shall provide a copy of the notice to the prisoner at the time of the prisoner's release or discharge.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 200), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
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