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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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rela |
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ting to Medicaid eligibility for certain residents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Subchapter B, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.0248 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.0248. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RESIDENTS. (a) The |
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department shall provide medical assistance in accordance with 8 |
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U.S.C. Section 1612(b), as amended, to a person who: |
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(1) is a qualified alien, as defined by 8 U.S.C. |
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Sections 1641(b) and (c), as amended; |
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(2) meets the eligibility requirements of the medical |
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assistance program; |
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(3) entered the United States on or after August 22, |
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1996; and |
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(4) has resided in the United States for a period of |
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five years after the date the person entered as a qualified alien. |
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b) If authorized by federal law, the department shall |
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provide pregnancy-related medical assistance to the maximum extent |
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permitted by the federal law to a person who is pregnant and is a |
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lawfully present alien as defined by 8 C.F.R. Section 103.12, as |
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amended, including a battered alien under 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(c), |
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as amended, regardless of the date on which the person entered the |
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United States. The department shall comply with any prerequisite |
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imposed under the federal law for providing medical assistance |
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under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |