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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services to apply for Medicaid for certain children in the |
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conservatorship of the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.1011. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN STATE |
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CUSTODY. To the fullest extent possible in accordance with federal |
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law, the department shall apply for medical assistance under |
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Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, on behalf of a child that is not |
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covered by a health benefits plan and: |
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(1) for whom the department has initiated a suit and |
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has been named managing conservator under an order rendered under |
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this title; or |
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(2) who is under the placement and care of a state |
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agency or political subdivision with which the department has |
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entered into an agreement to reimburse the cost of care and |
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supervision of the child. |
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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, 2009. |