Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 366 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND NEEDY FAMILIES
Subchapter H - MEDICALLY NEEDY PROGRAM
Section 366.823 - Income Limits

(a) To be eligible for the Medically Needy Program, an applicant or recipient must meet the applicable Medically Needy Income Limit (MNIL) as provided in the following table after application of the methodology in Subchapter K of this chapter (relating to Modified Adjusted Gross Income Methodology):

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(b) An applicant whose household income, as calculated under § 366.1113 of this chapter (relating to Calculation of Household Income), exceeds the applicable MNIL may, in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435.831, spend down the excess amount of income to pay unpaid medical bills and qualify for the Medically Needy Program with spend down.