Amend CSSB 1105 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 32.02612 to read as follows:
Sec. 32.02612. PERIODIC ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS; ENROLLMENT IN CHILD HEALTH PLAN. (a) During the sixth month following the date on which a child's eligibility for medical assistance is certified or recertified, the commission may:
(1) review the child's household income; and
(2) if the review indicates that the child's household income exceeds the maximum income for eligibility for the medical assistance program, request additional documentation to verify the child's household income.
(b) The commission shall conduct the review under Subsection (a) using information obtained through a third party database.
(c) If, after reviewing a child's household income under Subsection (a), the commission determines that the household income exceeds the maximum income for eligibility for the medical assistance program, the commission shall continue to provide medical assistance to the child until:
(1) the commission provides the child's parent or guardian with a period of not less than 30 days to provide documentation demonstrating that the child's household income does not exceed the maximum income for eligibility; and
(2) the child's parent or guardian fails to provide the documentation during the period described by Subdivision (1).
(d) The commission shall provide the child's parent or guardian with written notice of the termination under Subsection (c), if applicable. The notice must include a statement that the child may be eligible for enrollment in the child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
(e) The commission shall automatically enroll in the child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, a child whose household income as determined under this section:
(1) exceeds the maximum income for eligibility for the medical assistance program; and
(2) establishes eligibility for the child to receive benefits under the child health plan.
(f) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.