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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PART 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 366 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND NEEDY FAMILIES
SUBCHAPTER G - MEDICAID FOR PARENTS AND CARETAKER RELATIVES PROGRAM
SECTION/RULE §366.721 - Medical Support
Chapter Review Date 08/23/2024

(a) As a condition of eligibility, a recipient must comply with medical support requirements, as provided by §1912(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1396k(a)(1)).(b) Good cause for noncooperation exists if:(1) the child was conceived as a result of incest or rape;(2) adoption proceedings for the child are pending;(3) the parent of the child, for three months or less, has been working with an agency to decide whether to place the child for adoption;(4) the child may be physically or emotionally harmed by cooperation;(5) the parent may be physically harmed, or emotionally harmed to the extent of impairing the parent's ability to care for the child, by cooperation; or(6) the requirement is waived under 45 CFR §260.52(c) in accordance with the requirements of Texas Human Resources Code §31.0322.

Source Note: The provisions of this §366.721 adopted to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9467.

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