| 1 | 1 | | 81R157 KFF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gonzales H.B. No. 2204 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical |
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| 8 | 8 | | assistance program. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 32.0261, Human Resources Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 32.0261. CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY. The department |
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| 13 | 13 | | shall adopt rules in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1396a(e)(12), as amended, to provide for a period of continuous |
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| 15 | 15 | | eligibility for a child under 19 years of age who is determined to |
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| 16 | 16 | | be eligible for medical assistance under this chapter. The rules |
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| 17 | 17 | | shall provide that the child remains eligible for medical |
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| 18 | 18 | | assistance, without additional review by the department and |
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| 19 | 19 | | regardless of changes in the child's resources or income, until the |
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| 20 | 20 | | earlier of: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) the first anniversary of [end of the six-month |
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| 22 | 22 | | period following] the date on which the child's eligibility was |
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| 23 | 23 | | determined; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) the child's 19th birthday. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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| 26 | 26 | | a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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| 27 | 27 | | federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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| 28 | 28 | | the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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| 29 | 29 | | authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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| 30 | 30 | | waiver or authorization is granted. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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