Amend CSHB 109 by striking SECTION 6 of the bill and
substituting the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. Section 62.154, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to
read as follows:
(d) The waiting period required by Subsection (a) must extend
for a period of 30 [90] days after:
(1) the first day of the month in which the applicant is
enrolled under the child health plan, if the date of enrollment is
on or before the 15th day of the month; or
(2) the first day of the month after which the applicant
is enrolled under the child health plan, if the date of enrollment
is after the 15th day of the month.
(e) The waiting period described by Subsection (d) does not
apply to a newborn infant younger than 90 days old.