Texas § HS.63.006 - COST-SHARING PAYMENTS
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§ HS.63.006. COST-SHARING PAYMENTS
COST-SHARING PAYMENTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the executive commissioner may not require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 63.003 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of the medical assistance program under Chapter 32 , Human Resources Code, to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter. (b) The executive commissioner may require a child described by Subsection (a) to pay a copayment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter that is equal to any copayment required under the child health plan program under Chapter 62 . (c) The executive commissioner may require a child who is provided health benefits plan coverage under Section 63.003 and who meets the income eligibility requirement of the child health plan program under Chapter 62 to pay a premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment as a condition of health benefits plan coverage under this chapter. The payment must be equal to any premium, deductible, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing payment required under the child health plan program under Chapter 62 . Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0214, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.63.006 ("COST-SHARING PAYMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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