Tex. Health & Safety Code § 63.003 · Chapter 63. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN
HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The executive commissioner shall develop and implement a program to provide health benefits plan coverage for a child who:
(1) is a qualified alien, as that term is defined by 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(b);
(2) is younger than 19 years of age;
(3) entered the United States after August 22, 1996;
(4) has resided in the United States for less than five years; and
(5) meets the income eligibility requirement of, but is not eligible for assistance under:
(A) the child health plan program under Chapter 62; or
(B) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0212, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.63.htm
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