Bill > HB3962

This bill expands the eligibility for Medicaid in Texas to include certain working parents for whom federal matching money is available. The key provisions of the bill include: 1) requiring the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to provide Medicaid assistance to all working parents of dependent children who apply for it and for whom federal matching funds are available, 2) directing the executive commissioner to adopt necessary rules to implement this expanded eligibility, and 3) specifying that the expanded eligibility will apply to initial determinations and recertifications of Medicaid eligibility made on or after the date the new law is implemented. The bill also requires the state to take necessary actions to expand Medicaid eligibility in accordance with the new law, including notifying federal agencies, and allows for a delay in implementation if any additional federal waivers or authorizations are needed. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2023.