Tex. Health & Safety Code § 65.151 · Subchapter D. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLEE REQUIREMENTS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual is eligible for benefits under the program if the individual is:
(1) a resident of this state;
(2) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; and
(3) uninsured, as determined by the commission.
(b) If the commission determines necessary, the commission may consider an applicant's financial vulnerability as an additional factor for determining program eligibility.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 626 (H.B. 18), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.65.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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