Sec. 63.003. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN  


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  • The commission 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.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.