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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 371 - BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER 371.7.html - null
SECTION/RULE §371.7 - Client Eligibility Requirements
Chapter Review Date 01/08/2024

(a) In order for a woman to be eligible for Breast and Cervical Cancer Services, the woman must:(1) have a gross household income at or below 200% of the adopted federal poverty level; and(2) be uninsured (not have access to health insurance) or underinsured (whose health insurance does not fully cover breast and cervical cancer screening and/or diagnostic services).(b) A woman age 40 or older who meets eligibility criteria is eligible for breast cancer screening and diagnostic services. A woman under age 40 who meets eligibility criteria is eligible for breast cancer diagnostic services. A woman under age 40 who meets eligibility criteria may be eligible for screening services, based on Texas Health and Human Services Commission available funding.(c) A woman age 21 - 64 who meets eligibility criteria is eligible for cervical cancer screening services. A woman age 18 - 64 who meets eligibility criteria is eligible for cervical cancer diagnostic services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §371.7 adopted to be effective June 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 3847; amended to be effective June 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 3788; transferred effective December 1, 2021, as published in the Texas Register November 5, 2021, 46 TexReg 7643; amended to be effective March 20, 2023, 48 TexReg 1563.

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