Bill > HB36

This bill aims to implement an "express lane option" for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Texas. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It allows the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to use findings from "express lane agencies" (i.e., government entities that determine eligibility for public assistance programs) to verify income and determine a child's eligibility for CHIP, including for reenrollment. 2. It requires HHSC to enroll a child in CHIP if the child is found eligible through the express lane option, but only with the affirmative consent of the child's parent, legal guardian, or custodial relative. 3. It requires HHSC and express lane agencies to provide clear notice to applicants that their information may be used to determine CHIP eligibility through the express lane option and that they have the right to opt out. 4. It allows HHSC to use information from express lane agencies to verify assets and resources for determining Medicaid eligibility. The bill aims to streamline the eligibility determination process for Medicaid and CHIP by leveraging data from other public assistance programs, potentially increasing enrollment in these healthcare coverage programs.

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=882&Bill=HB36