Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter D - NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM
Section 37.59 - Coordination With Children With Special Health Care Needs Services Program
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) All newborns and other individuals under the age of 21 years who have an abnormal screening may be referred, if financially eligible, to the department's Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program.
(b) An individual who is determined to be eligible for the CSHCN Services Program will be given approved services through that program, including special dietary formula, unless access to CSHCN Services Program health care benefits is restricted according to §38.16 of this title (relating to Procedures to Address Program Budget Alignment). An individual who does not meet CSHCN Services Program's eligibility criteria will be referred to the department's Newborn Screening Program Benefits staff for a determination of eligibility for that program's benefits, as referenced in § 37.60 of this title (relating to Newborn Screening Program Benefits).
