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TX Hum Res Code § 32.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.023. Cooperation With Other State Agencies

Sec. 32.023.  COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  The commission's plan for administering medical assistance must include procedures for using health services administered by other state agencies pursuant to cooperative arrangements.(b)  The commission may enter into agreements with appropriate state agencies that will enable the commission to implement Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.) to provide medical assistance for individuals in institutions or in alternate care arrangements.  The agreements must comply with federal law and rules.  The commission may make medical assistance payments in accordance with the agreements.  The agreements are not subject to Chapter 771, Government Code.(c)  State agencies responsible for the administration or supervision of facilities to which medical assistance payments may be made under federal law shall enter into the agreements with the commission and maintain compliance with the agreements so that the commission may receive federal matching funds to support the medical assistance program.(d)  The commission may pay medical assistance to other facilities as required under federal law and rules.|Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2349, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.079, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0231. Announcement of Funding or Program Change

Sec. 32.0231.  ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUNDING OR PROGRAM CHANGE.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall publish notice in the Texas Register of:(1)  any attempt to obtain a waiver of federal regulations in the medical assistance program;(2)  any attempt to obtain or the receipt of funding under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.) for a pilot program; and(3)  any amendment to the state medical assistance plan.(b)  The notice must include the name and telephone number of a commission employee who can provide information relating to the matter for which notice was published under this section.(c)  The commission shall provide to any requestor information relating to a matter for which notice was published, including the effect and cost of the change, any possible cost savings, the criteria for receiving services, and the number of people to be served.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.079, eff. April 2, 2015.|See note following this section.
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0241. Review of Waiver Request

Sec. 32.0241.  REVIEW OF WAIVER REQUEST.  The commission shall, at least biennially, review the feasibility of requesting a waiver for the elderly under Section 1915(c), federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n), if the reimbursement rates for nursing facilities under the medical assistance program have increased since the preceding review.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.082, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0242. Verification of Certain Information

Sec. 32.0242.  VERIFICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  To the extent possible, the commission shall verify an applicant's residential address at the time the application for medical assistance is filed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.082, eff. April 2, 2015.|Sec. 32.0243.  PERIODIC REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.  (a)  The commission, in cooperation with the United States Social Security Administration, shall periodically review the eligibility of a recipient of medical assistance who is eligible on the basis of the recipient's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq., as amended.(b)  In reviewing the eligibility of a recipient as required by Subsection (a), the commission shall ensure that only recipients who reside in this state and who continue to be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq., as amended, remain eligible for medical assistance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1289, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.082, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0244 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0244. Nursing Facility Beds in Certain Counties

Sec. 32.0244.  NURSING FACILITY BEDS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  At the request of the commissioners court of a county in which not more than two nursing facilities are certified to participate in the state Medicaid program, and subject to Subsection (d), the commission may contract for additional nursing facility beds under the state Medicaid program in the county without regard to the occupancy rate of available Medicaid beds.(b)  A commissioners court that intends to make a request under Subsection (a) shall publish notice of its intent in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.  The notice must request:(1)  comments on whether the request should be made;  and(2)  proposals from persons interested in providing additional Medicaid beds in the county, including persons providing Medicaid beds in a nursing facility with a high occupancy rate.(c)  A commissioners court shall determine whether to proceed with a request after considering all comments and proposals received in response to the notices provided under Subsection (b).  If the commissioners court proceeds with the request, the court may recommend that the commission contract with a specific nursing facility that submitted a proposal.  In determining whether to proceed with the request and whether to recommend a specific nursing facility, the commissioners court shall consider:(1)  the demographic and economic needs of the county;(2)  the quality of existing nursing facility services under the state Medicaid program in the county;(3)  the quality of the proposals submitted; and(4)  the degree of community support for additional nursing facility services.(d)  The commission may not contract under this section for more than 120 additional nursing facility beds per county per year and may not exceed 500 additional nursing facility beds statewide in a calendar year.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 555, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 32.0246 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(73), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.083, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.084, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0245 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0245. Nursing Facility Beds for Certain Facilities Treating Alzheimer's Disease

Sec. 32.0245.  NURSING FACILITY BEDS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.  The commission shall waive for a nursing facility a restriction imposed by state law on the authority to contract under the state Medicaid program for nursing facility beds based on the percentage of beds that are occupied in a geographical area if the facility:(1)  is affiliated with a medical school operated by the state;(2)  is participating in a research program for the care and treatment of persons with Alzheimer's disease; and(3)  is designed to separate and treat Alzheimer's disease by stage or functional level.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 841, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.085, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.02451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.02451. Additional Personal Needs Allowance for Guardianship Expenses of Certain Recipients

Sec. 32.02451.  ADDITIONAL PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR GUARDIANSHIP EXPENSES OF CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.  (a)  In this section, "applied income" has the meaning assigned by Section 1155.201, Estates Code.(b)  To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission, in computing the applied income of a recipient of medical assistance, shall deduct in the manner provided by this section an additional personal needs allowance from the earned and unearned income of the recipient or, if applicable, the recipient and the recipient's spouse, for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code.  Subject to Subsection (f), a deduction ordered by the court under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, is effective beginning on the later of:(1)  the month in which the order is signed; or(2)  the first month of medical assistance eligibility for which the recipient is subject to a copayment.(c)  The commission shall compute the applied income of a recipient of medical assistance as follows:(1)  the commission shall deduct from the earned and unearned income the personal needs allowance authorized by Section 32.024(w) before making any other deduction;(2)  if after the deduction under Subdivision (1) the recipient has remaining income, the commission shall deduct the lesser of the following:(A)  the amount of the remaining income; or(B)  the amount of the additional personal needs allowance for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code; and(3)  if after the deductions under Subdivisions (1) and (2) the recipient has remaining income, the commission shall deduct any other authorized allowances.(d)  The amount of income remaining, if any, after the commission makes the deductions as provided by Subsection (c) is the amount of the applied income of the recipient of medical assistance.(e)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules providing a procedure by which a recipient of medical assistance for whom amounts are ordered deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, may submit to the commission a copy of the court order issued under that section to receive a deduction of those amounts from the recipient's income as provided by this section.(f)  The commission may not allow a deduction for the additional personal needs allowance for compensation and costs ordered to be deducted under Section 1155.202, Estates Code, if the order is issued after the recipient of medical assistance dies.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (S.B. 2435), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (S.B. 220), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.086, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.02471 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.02471. Medical Assistance for Certain Former Foster Care Adolescents Enrolled in Higher Education

Sec. 32.02471.  MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN FORMER FOSTER CARE ADOLESCENTS ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "independent foster care adolescent" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.0247.(b)  The commission shall provide medical assistance to a person who:(1)  is 21 years of age or older but younger than 23 years of age;(2)  would be eligible to receive assistance as an independent foster care adolescent under Section 32.0247 if the person were younger than 21 years of age; and(3)  is enrolled in an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003(8), Education Code, or a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003(15), Education Code, that is located in this state and is making satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.088, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.024715 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.024715. Streamlined Eligibility Determination Process for Certain Former Foster Care Youth

Sec. 32.024715.  STREAMLINED ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR CERTAIN FORMER FOSTER CARE YOUTH.  (a)  This section applies to a former foster care youth who is eligible for Medicaid under Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)), or any other law.(b)  The commission, in consultation with the Department of Family and Protective Services, shall design and implement a streamlined process for determining a former foster care youth's eligibility for Medicaid.  The streamlined process must:(1)  provide for the automatic enrollment and recertification of a former foster care youth in the STAR Health program, the STAR Medicaid managed care program, or another Medicaid program, as appropriate;(2)  be designed to prevent any unnecessary interruption of the youth's Medicaid benefits, including any interruption related to having to recertify the youth for benefits; and(3)  if recertification is required under federal law, use a simple application and recertification process that:(A)  to the extent permitted by federal law, does not require that a youth verify that the youth is a resident of this state unless the commission determines that the youth is receiving Medicaid benefits outside of this state; or(B)  if federal law requires that a youth verify that the youth is a resident of this state, allows the youth to attest to that fact without providing additional documentation or evidence that proves the youth is a resident of this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 432 (S.B. 1059), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0249 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0249. Mental Health Screenings in Texas Health Steps Program

Sec. 32.0249.  MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS IN TEXAS HEALTH STEPS PROGRAM.  The executive commissioner, in the rules governing the Texas Health Steps program, shall allow a provider to:(1)  conduct a mental health screening using one or more validated, standardized mental health screening tools during each annual medical exam of a recipient who is at least 12 years of age but younger than 19 years of age; and(2)  be reimbursed for conducting one mental health screening using one or more validated, standardized mental health screening tools during each annual medical exam of a recipient described by Subdivision (1).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1028 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0251. Eligibility Notification and Review for Certain Children

Sec. 32.0251.  ELIGIBILITY NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall establish and the commission shall implement procedures under which the commission automatically reviews a child's eligibility for medical assistance if:(1)  the child originally establishes eligibility for medical assistance on the basis of receipt of financial assistance under Chapter 31, as provided by Section 32.025(a); and(2)  that receipt of financial assistance under Chapter 31 ceases.(b)  If the review required by this section indicates that the child may be eligible for medical assistance on a basis other than receipt of financial assistance under Chapter 31, the commission may provide for provisional eligibility for medical assistance for the child pending a recertification review.  The provisional eligibility period authorized by this subsection may not exceed one month.(c)  In addition to the review required by this section, the commission shall also promote continued medical assistance for a child described by Subsection (a) through:(1)  revising client education and notification policies relating to a child's eligibility for medical assistance; and(2)  providing specific notification of a child's potential eligibility for medical assistance to the child's parent or other caretaker at the time the parent or caretaker is notified of:(A)  a scheduled eligibility recertification review; or(B)  the termination of financial assistance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 704, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.090, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0255. Transitional Medical Assistance

Sec. 32.0255.  TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The commission shall provide transitional medical assistance, in accordance with state rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31 but is no longer eligible to receive the assistance because:(1)  the person's household income has increased; or(2)  the person has exhausted the person's benefits under Section 31.0065.(b)  Except as provided by Section 31.012(c), the commission may provide the medical assistance only until the earlier of:(1)  the end of the applicable period prescribed by Section 31.0065 for the provision of transitional benefits; or(2)  the first anniversary of the date on which the person becomes ineligible for financial assistance because of increased household income.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.090, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.0256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.0256. Continuation of Medical Assistance for Certain Individuals

Sec. 32.0256.  CONTINUATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.  (a)  A recipient described by Section 32.025(a) who experiences a temporary increase in income of a duration of one month or less that would result in the recipient being ineligible for medical assistance continues to be eligible for that assistance if the individual:(1)  either: (A)  receives services through a program for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability authorized under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)); or (B)  resides in an ICF-IID facility; and(2)  continues to meet the functional and diagnostic criteria for the receipt of services under a program described by Subdivision (1)(A) or for residency in an ICF-IID facility.(b)  To continue to be eligible for medical assistance, a recipient described by Subsection (a) must submit an application for medical assistance in accordance with Section 32.025(b) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the recipient is determined ineligible. |Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1072 (H.B. 3292), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Hum Res Code § 32.026101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General|Subtitle C - Assistance Programs|Chapter 32 - Medical Assistance Program|Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions|Section 32.026101. Determination of Eligibility by Health Care Exchanges Prohibited

Sec. 32.026101.  DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY BY HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES PROHIBITED.  (a)  The commission may not accept Medicaid eligibility determinations from an exchange established under 42 U.S.C. Section 18041(c). (b)  The commission may accept eligibility assessments from an exchange, but the commission must determine the eligibility of an individual for Medicaid.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 879 (S.B. 1341), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|