(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) determines income eligibility for TANF-level medical assistance:
- (1) for a household that has not received TANF in the last four months, by applying a budgetary needs test; and
- (2) for all applicants and certified households, by applying the recognizable needs test in accordance with the table in subsection (b) of this section.
- (b) A household meets the income eligibility requirement for recognizable needs if, based on the persons in the certified group and whether the household includes a second parent, the household's total income under §366.733 of this subchapter (relating to Determining Whose Income Counts), minus all applicable deductions in §366.735 of this subchapter (relating to Allowable Income Deductions), is equal to or less than the applicable recognizable needs amount in the following table:
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Source Note:The provisions of this §366.731 adopted to be effective June 9, 2010, 35 TexReg 4661.