88R1281 KKR-D
By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 2124
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain individuals who are
lawfully present in the United States.
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 32.02472 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.02472. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LAWFULLY
PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) The commission shall provide
medical assistance in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1612(b) to
an individual who:
(1) is a qualified alien, as defined by 8 U.S.C.
Sections 1641(b) and (c);
(2) meets the eligibility requirements of the medical
assistance program;
(3) entered the United States on or after August 22,
1996; and
(4) has resided in the United States for a period of
five years after the date the individual entered as a qualified
alien.
(b) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission
shall provide medical assistance for pregnant women to an
individual who is pregnant and is lawfully present in the United
States, or lawfully residing in the United States as defined by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including a battered
alien under 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(c), regardless of the date the
individual entered the United States.
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, 2023.