(a) Enrollment in the State of Texas Access Reform (STAR) program is mandatory for Medicaid recipients who meet the criteria in one or more of the following categories:
- (1) Individuals age 21 and over who are eligible for the Parents and Other Caretaker Relatives program outlined in Subchapter G of Chapter 366 of this title (relating to Medicaid for Parents and Caretaker Relatives Program).
- (2) Pregnant women receiving medical assistance with household income that meets the applicable income limits specified in Subchapter C of Chapter 366 of this title (relating to Pregnant Women's Medicaid).
- (3) Newborns receiving medical assistance--Children through 12 months of age with household income equal to or less than the FPL level specified in Subchapter E of Chapter 366 of this title (relating to Children's Medicaid) or born to Medicaid-eligible mothers.
- (4) Children receiving medical assistance age 13 months through the month of his or her 18th birthday with household income equal to or less than the FPL specified in Subchapter E of Chapter 366 of this title.
- (5) FFCC members age 21 through the month of his or her 26th birthday.
- (b) FFCC STAR Health members ages 18 through 20 may choose to transfer to the STAR program and remain enrolled through the month of his or her 26th birthday.
- (c) MTFCY STAR Health members may transfer to the STAR program.
Source Note:The provisions of this §353.802 adopted to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1283; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 5873.