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Senate Bill 187 |
Senate Author: Deuell et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Lucio III |
Senate Bill 187 amends the Government Code to require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, not later than December 1, 2009, to develop and implement a Medicaid buy-in program for disabled children whose family incomes do not exceed 300 percent of the applicable federal poverty level. The bill requires any rules adopted by the executive commissioner relating to the buy-in program to require a participant to pay a monthly premium according to a sliding scale based on family income and subject to federal requirements.