(a) This section applies only with respect to the following benefits programs:
- (1) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code;
- (2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;
- (3) Medicaid; and
- (4) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.
- (b) If an individual states at the time of application for benefits under a program to which this section applies that the individual is a qualified alien, as that term is defined by 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(b), the commission shall, to the extent allowed by federal law, verify information regarding the individual's immigration status using an automated system where available.
- (c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
- (d) Nothing in this section adds to or changes the eligibility requirements for a benefits program to which this section applies.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.