Texas Back Medical Bills And The Ag's Office

If you present a lot of unpaid medical bills to the Texas AG's office to seek repayment, how long can they extend a payment plan for the non-paying parent? Other party may owe money past retirement if they are not careful at this point.

The other party owes quite a bit and doesn't make much money at the moment, even making noises like they are going to reduce their hours and work less. They do have life insurance at this point to cover their obligations, but I don't want to wait decades as they dribble out tiny payments and then potentially still have to go after their estate for the rest.

I also don't want to have to file for enforcenent on them if their parents die and an inheritance rolls in... but I'm gonna.

Ideally the AG's office would politely/firmly encourage them to get a second job, but they are having a hard time seeing reality. Other party has already been admonished in court during our last visit that they owe the back medical and it's not going away, but they are paying a token payment and not even trying to contain the mounting debt.

Anyone have firsthand experience with the AG's process? Any non-obvious gotchas?