85R23619 EES-D
By: Klick H.B. No. 3292
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3292:
By: Miller C.S.H.B. No. 3292
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the continuation and reinstatement of medical
assistance for certain individuals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code,
is amended by adding Section 32.0256 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.0256. CONTINUATION AND REINSTATEMENT OF MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. (a) A recipient described by
Section 32.025(a) continues to be eligible for medical assistance
if the individual experiences a temporary increase in income of a
duration of one month or less.
(b) If an individual who was automatically eligible for
medical assistance under Section 32.025(a) is determined
ineligible because of an error by the state or federal government or
because the individual experienced a temporary increase in income
of a duration of one month or less, the commission shall recertify
the individual as eligible for medical assistance provided the
individual is otherwise eligible for medical assistance not later
than the 90th day after the date on which the individual is
determined ineligible or, if appropriate, the error is discovered.
SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act
a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
waiver or authorization is granted.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.