Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 363 - COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
Subchapter B - DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
Section 363.53 - Residence

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 363.53

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A person must live in the Texas county where the person applies for assistance.

(b) No time limit is placed on a person's absence from the county. If a person proves county residency at application, the person remains a county resident until factual evidence proves otherwise.

(c) A person is not required to live in a county for any specific period of time to be considered a resident.

(d) A person is not considered a county resident, even if the person lives in the county, if the person:

(1) is a student who is a minor; and

(2) is primarily supported by a parent whose residence is in another county or state.

(e) A person cannot qualify for county health care assistance from more than one county simultaneously.

(f) A person is not required to have a permanent dwelling or fixed residence in the person's county to be considered a resident.

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