1. (a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) processes Medicaid for Transitioning Foster Care Youth applications by mail or telephone.
2. (b) HHSC reopens a denied initial application, so long as the applicant complies with the missed requirements within 60 days after the date the application was submitted. HHSC otherwise requires the applicant to file a new application.
3. (c) HHSC reopens a denied renewal application, so long as the recipient complies with the missed requirements within 30 days after the last benefit month. HHSC otherwise requires the recipient to file a new application.

4. (d) HHSC reopens an application for three months prior coverage if:

   1. (1) within two years after the application was filed, the applicant requests that the application be reopened; and
   2. (2) a Medicaid eligibility determination was not previously made for the prior three-month period.

Source Note:The provisions of this §366.615 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661.