ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS; STATEWIDE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 75.153.
in effectTo be eligible for funding from money in the health opportunity pool trust fund, a regional or local health care program must:
(1) comply with any requirement imposed under the waiver obtained under Section 526.0152 , Government Code, including, to the extent applicable, any requirement that health care benefits or services provided under the program be provided in accordance with statewide eligibility criteria; and
(2) provide health care benefits or services under the program to a person receiving premium payment assistance for health benefits coverage through a program established under Section 526.0157 , Government Code, regardless of whether the person is an employee, or dependent of an employee, of a small employer.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10 ), Sec. 13(a), eff. September 1, 2007.