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Senate Bill 420 |
Senate Author: Deuell et al. |
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Effective: 5-28-11 |
House Sponsor: Taylor, Van |
Senate Bill 420 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) by rule to provide that, in determining eligibility under the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act for an applicant who is a sponsored alien, a county is authorized to include in the income and resources of the applicant the income and resources of a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the applicant and the income and resources of the spouse of a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the applicant, if applicable, and to exempt such rules from the prohibition against DSHS adopting a standard or procedure that is more restrictive than the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or procedures.