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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 363 - COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER B - DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
SECTION/RULE §363.53 - Residence
Chapter Review Date 02/08/2024

(a) A person must live in the Texas county where the person applies for assistance.(b) No time limit is placed on a person's absence from the county. If a person proves county residency at application, the person remains a county resident until factual evidence proves otherwise.(c) A person is not required to live in a county.(d) A person is not considered a county resident, even if the person lives in the county, if the person:(1) is a student who is a minor; and(2) is primarily supported by a parent whose residence is in another county or state.(e) A person cannot qualify for county health care assistance from more than one county simultaneously.(f) A person is not required to have a permanent dwelling or fixed residence in the person's county to be considered a resident.

Source Note: The provisions of this §363.53 adopted to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3177; amended to be effective February 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 1549; transferred effective March 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register February 11, 2022, 47 TexReg 673; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7328.

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