Texas Human Resources Code - Section 32.0262. Eligibility Transition
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§ 32.0262. ELIGIBILITY TRANSITION. (a) The department
shall develop procedures to ensure that all necessary information
regarding a child who will be denied continued medical assistance
under this chapter because of an increase in income, assets, or
resources but who is eligible for enrollment in the child health
plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, is promptly
transmitted to the child health plan in accordance with the
standards established under Section 62.104(d), Health and Safety
Code.
(b) The department shall develop procedures to ensure that
the parent or caretaker of a child who will be denied continued
medical assistance under this chapter because of a failure to keep
an appointment, including an appointment for recertification of
eligibility, a failure to provide information, or for another
procedural reason, is promptly contacted and informed of:
(1) the need to recertify eligibility for continued
medical assistance under this chapter; and
(2) the availability of medical coverage under the
child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
(c) The department shall develop materials under this
section in consultation with the Health and Human Services
Commission and the appropriate agencies administering all or part
of the child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
(d) The department by rule shall adopt procedures to assist
a family whose child loses eligibility for medical assistance under
this chapter in making a transition to the child health plan under
Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, with no interruption in
coverage.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 584, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
Section: 32.0247 32.0248 32.025 32.0251 32.0255 32.026 32.0261 32.0262 32.0263 32.027 32.028 32.0281 32.0282 32.029 32.0291
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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