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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to income eligibility standards for certain applicants for |
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the child health plan program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.101(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall establish income eligibility |
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levels consistent with Title XXI, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended, and any other applicable law or |
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regulations, and subject to the availability of appropriated money, |
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so that a child who is younger than 19 years of age and whose gross |
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family income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty |
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level is eligible for health benefits coverage under the program. |
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[In addition, the commission may establish eligibility standards
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regarding the amount and types of allowable assets for a family
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whose gross family income is above 150 percent of the federal
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poverty level.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |