Sec. 31.008. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to eligibility criteria for an individual to receive services under the program, including health, medical, and financial criteria. The department shall determine or cause to be determined an applicant's eligibility in accordance with this chapter and department rules.
(b) Except as modified by other rules adopted under this chapter, the executive commissioner by rule shall provide that to be eligible to receive services, the individual must be a resident of this state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0073, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 31 - Primary Health Care
Section 31.003. Primary Health Care Services Program
Section 31.004. Administration
Section 31.005. Provision of Program Services by Department
Section 31.006. Service Providers
Section 31.007. Application for Services
Section 31.008. Eligibility for Services
Section 31.009. Denial, Modification, Suspension, or Termination of Services
Section 31.010. Financial Eligibility; Other Benefits
Section 31.011. Recovery of Costs
Section 31.015. Records and Review
Section 31.017. Federally Qualified Health Centers
Section 31.018. Referral From Healthy Texas Women Program to Primary Health Care Services Program