Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.04242 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
PAYOR OF LAST RESORT.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program:
(1) is the payor of last resort; and
(2) provides reimbursement for services, including long-term care services, only if, and to the extent, other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (H.B. 2722), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.119, 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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- Composed by
- 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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