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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain individuals who are |
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lawfully present in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 32.02472 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.02472. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS LAWFULLY |
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PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) The commission shall provide |
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medical assistance in accordance with 8 U.S.C. Section 1612(b) to |
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an individual 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); |
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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 individual entered as a qualified |
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alien. |
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(b) To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission |
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shall provide medical assistance for pregnant women to an |
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individual who is pregnant and is lawfully present in the United |
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States, or lawfully residing in the United States as defined by the |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including a battered |
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alien under 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(c), regardless of the date the |
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individual entered the United States. |
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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, 2023. |