| (a) The department shall bill each Application Services
Center Customer for services on a monthly basis. The invoice may include
the following:
(1) Services received by the department and service
provider on behalf of the Application Services Center Customer;
(2) The department's administrative fee; and
(3) Additional pass-through expenses incurred by the
department or service providers on behalf of the Application Services
Center Customer.
(b) Notwithstanding 1 Texas Administrative Code §215.51(d),
in order to allow the department to meet the statutory payment requirements
specified in Texas Government Code Chapter 2251, Application Services
Center Customers shall ensure the department's receipt of payment
within (20) calendar days following delivery of the monthly invoice.
(c) The department's administrative fee shall be, at
a minimum, reviewed semi-annually. Any proposed incremental change
in the department's administrative fee shall first be considered by
the Legislative Budget Board and the Office of the Governor.
(d) Application Services Center Customers shall dispute
erroneous charges within four (4) invoice cycles after the date the
Application Services Center Customer receives the invoice in dispute.
The dispute must provide details as to the nature of the dispute and
all information the Application Services Center Customer may have
to assist in resolution of the dispute.
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