To determine resource eligibility for TANF-level medical assistance, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) counts the resources of:

1. (1) the members of the certified group;
2. (2) disqualified persons;

3. (3) a stepparent:

   1. (A) in full, if the stepparent is in the certified group; and
   2. (B) only the legal parent's half of a jointly owned resource, if the stepparent is not in the certified group; and
4. (4) in the case of a household containing a sponsored alien, the income of the alien's sponsor and the sponsor's spouse to the extent allowed by federal law.

Source Note:The provisions of this §366.725 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661.