§ 540.0505 — LIMITATIONS ON RECIPIENT DISENROLLMENT FROM MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN.

Texas § 540.0505

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code GV: Government Code

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Sec. 540.0505. LIMITATIONS ON RECIPIENT DISENROLLMENT FROM MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLAN. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) and to the extent permitted by federal law, a recipient enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan may not disenroll from that plan and enroll in another Medicaid managed care plan during the 12-month period after the date the recipient initially enrolls in a plan.
(b) At any time before the 91st day after the date of a recipient's initial enrollment in a Medicaid managed care plan, the recipient may disenroll from that plan for any reason and enroll in another Medicaid managed care plan.
(c) The commission shall allow a recipient who is enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan to disenroll from that plan and enroll in another Medicaid managed care plan:
(1) at any time for cause in accordance with federal law; and
(2) once for any reason after the periods described by Subsections (a) and (b).
SUBCHAPTER L. CONTINUITY OF CARE AND COORDINATION OF BENEFITS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.