Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 35.005. Eligibility for Services

(1) define medical, financial, and other criteria for eligibility to receive services;  and

(2) establish a system for verifying eligibility information submitted by an applicant for or recipient of services.

(1) establish an exclusive list of coverable medical conditions;  or

(2) consider as a source of support to provide services assets legally owned or available to a child's household.

(1) the child is a resident of this state;

(2) at least one physician or dentist certifies to the department that the physician or dentist has examined the child and finds the child to be a child with special health care needs whose disability meets the medical criteria established by the executive commissioner;

(3) the department determines that the persons who have any legal obligation to provide services for the child are unable to pay for the entire cost of the services;

(4) the child has a family income that is less than or equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty level;  and

(5) the child meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.

(1) is a resident of this state;  and

(2) meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.