Sec. 351.047. ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS. The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate:
(1) medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;
(2) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; and
(3) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (H.B. 337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement
Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails
Section 351.0415. Commissary Operation by Sheriff or Private Vendor
Section 351.04155. Commissary Operation by Sheriff in Certain Counties
Section 351.042. Jail Administrator in Bexar County
Section 351.043. Federal Prisoners
Section 351.044. Prisoner in Another County's Jail
Section 351.045. Employment of Health Care Providers
Section 351.046. Notice to Certain Governmental Entities
Section 351.047. Assistance With Reinstatement of Benefits
Section 351.048. Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Prisoner