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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 medical |
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assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.0261, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0261. CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY. The department |
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shall adopt rules in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section |
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1396a(e)(12), as amended, to provide for a period of continuous |
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eligibility for a child under 19 years of age who is determined to |
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be eligible for medical assistance under this chapter. The rules |
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shall provide that the child remains eligible for medical |
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assistance, without additional review by the department and |
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regardless of changes in the child's resources or income, until the |
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earlier of: |
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(1) the first anniversary of [end of the six-month
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period following] the date on which the child's eligibility was |
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determined; or |
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(2) the child's 19th birthday. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |