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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(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules in |
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accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(12), as amended, to |
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provide for a period of continuous eligibility [two consecutive |
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periods of eligibility] for a child to whom this section applies |
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[between each certification and recertification of the child's |
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eligibility, subject to Subsections (f) and (h)]. The rules must |
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provide that the child remains eligible for medical assistance, |
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without additional review by the commission and regardless of |
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changes in the child's resources or income, until the earlier of: |
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(1) the first anniversary of the date on which the |
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child's eligibility was determined; or |
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(2) the child's 19th birthday. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 32.0261(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), |
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(j), (k), and (l), Human Resources Code, are repealed.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 any other waiver or authorization |
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from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that |
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provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the |
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waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision |
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until the waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |