ELIGIBILITY NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN
(a)The executive commissioner shall establish and the…#
(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…#
(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…#
(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.