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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the minimum eligibility standards adopted by this state |
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for use in determining eligibility for indigent health care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.006(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The minimum eligibility standards must incorporate a |
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net income eligibility level equal to 100 [21] percent of the |
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federal poverty level based on the federal Office of Management and |
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Budget poverty index. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.023(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A county may use a less restrictive standard of |
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eligibility for residents than prescribed by Subsection (a). A |
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county may credit toward eligibility for state assistance under |
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this subchapter only the services provided to a [each] person who is |
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an eligible resident under a standard of eligibility prescribed by |
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Subsection (a) [that incorporates a net income eligibility level
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that is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty level based on
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the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index]. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only |
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to: |
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(1) an application for health care services filed on |
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or after the effective date of this Act; or |
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(2) an application for health care services filed |
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before the effective date of this Act with regard to which a final |
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determination of eligibility has not been made before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |