Tex. Health & Safety Code § 35.0034 · Chapter 35. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
COST-SHARING PAYMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 35.0031 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter.
(b) The department may require a child described by Subsection (a) to pay a copayment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under Section 35.0031 that is equal to any copayment required under the state child health plan established by this state to implement Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended.
(c) The department may require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 35.0031 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of a program established under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended, to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage. The payment must be equal to any premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment required under the state child health plan established by this state to implement Title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1397aa et seq.), as amended.
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History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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