To be eligible for the Medicaid for Transitioning Foster Care Youth Program, an applicant must:

1. (1) be in foster care when he or she leaves conservatorship of a State;
2. (2) be 18 - 20 years of age (coverage continues through the month of his or her 21st birthday); and
3. (3) not be covered by a health benefits plan offering adequate benefits, as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission defines adequate benefits.

Source Note:The provisions of this §366.611 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661.