Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.0263 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
HEALTH CARE ORIENTATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission shall require that the parent or guardian of a child under 19 years of age who originally establishes eligibility for medical assistance must:
(1) attend an in-person counseling session with a commission representative not later than the 31st day after the date the child originally establishes eligibility; or
(2) accompany the child to an appointment with a health care provider for a comprehensive health care orientation not later than the 61st day after the date the child originally establishes eligibility.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop procedures to verify that:
(1) the parent or guardian of the child who originally establishes eligibility complies with the requirement of Subsection (a)(2), if applicable; and
(2) the child is provided a comprehensive health care orientation at the appointment with the health care provider.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 4.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.092, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.32.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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