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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules respecting a person's eligibility for medical |
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assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.026, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require that: |
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(1) a person applying for medical assistance or having |
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the person's eligibility for medical assistance recertified |
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provide the department with proof of: |
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(A) at least one month's income from all sources |
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received; and |
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(B) residency in this state; and |
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(2) the department provide a recipient notice of the |
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requirements for continued eligibility at least 60 days before the |
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date the recipient's eligibility for medical assistance will expire |
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with a warning that if the recipient fails to fulfill the |
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requirements, the recipient's eligibility for medical assistance |
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will cease on the last day of the eligibility period. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act but not later than December 31, 2015, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt the rules required by Section 32.026, Human Resources Code, |
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as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 32.026, Human Resources Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to an initial determination or redetermination |
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of eligibility of a person for medical assistance under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code, that is made on or after January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |