Texas § 540.0053 STATEWIDE EFFORT TO PROMOTE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY MAINTENANCE.

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§ 540.0053 — STATEWIDE EFFORT TO PROMOTE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY MAINTENANCE.

Texas § 540.0053

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 540.0053 (2026).

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Sec. 540.0053. STATEWIDE EFFORT TO PROMOTE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY MAINTENANCE.

(a)The commission shall develop and implement a statewide effort to assist recipients who satisfy Medicaid eligibility requirements and who receive Medicaid services through a Medicaid managed care organization with:

(1)maintaining eligibility; and

(2)avoiding lapses in Medicaid coverage.

(b)As part of the commission's effort under Subsection (a), the commission shall:

(1)require each Medicaid managed care organization to assist the organization's recipients with maintaining eligibility;

(2)if the commission determines it is cost-effective, develop specific strategies for assisting recipients who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. with maintaining eligibi

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Sec. 540.0053. STATEWIDE EFFORT TO PROMOTE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY MAINTENANCE. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a statewide effort to assist recipients who satisfy Medicaid eligibility requirements and who receive Medicaid services through a Medicaid managed care organization with:
(1) maintaining eligibility; and
(2) avoiding lapses in Medicaid coverage.
(b) As part of the commission's effort under Subsection (a), the commission shall:
(1) require each Medicaid managed care organization to assist the organization's recipients with maintaining eligibility;
(2) if the commission determines it is cost-effective, develop specific strategies for assisting recipients who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq. with maintaining eligibility; and
(3) ensure information relevant to a recipient's eligibility status is provided to the recipient's Medicaid managed care organization.