Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 36.008
Individuals Eligible for Remedial Services
(a)
An individual is not eligible to receive the remedial services authorized by this chapter to the extent that the individual or the parent, managing conservator, or other person with a legal obligation to support the individual is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services.(b)
The department may waive ineligibility under Subsection (a) if the department finds that:(1)
good cause for the waiver is shown; and(2)
enforcement of the requirement would tend to defeat the purpose of this chapter or disrupt the administration or prevent the provision of remedial services to an otherwise eligible recipient.(c)
When an application for remedial services is filed or at any time that an individual is eligible for and receiving remedial services, the applicant or recipient shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the applicant, recipient, or person with a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient may be entitled.(d)
The department may modify, suspend, or terminate the eligibility of an applicant for or recipient of remedial services after notice to the affected individual and an opportunity for a fair hearing that is conducted in accordance with the department’s informal hearing rules.(e)
The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for actions taken under this section.
Source:
Section 36.008 — Individuals Eligible for Remedial Services, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.36.htm#36.008 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
