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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the child |
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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 62.102(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Subject to a review under Subsection (b), the] |
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commission shall provide that an individual who is determined to be |
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eligible for coverage under the child health plan remains eligible |
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for those benefits until the earlier of: |
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(1) the end of the six-month period [a period not to
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exceed 12 months, beginning the first day of the month] following |
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the date of the eligibility determination; or |
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(2) the individual's 19th birthday. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 62.102(b), (c), and (d), Health and |
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Safety Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |