Tex. Family Code § 231.306
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 231.306, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 231.306. MAXIMIZING MEDICAL SUPPORT AND DENTAL SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT AND COLLECTION BY THE TITLE IV-D AGENCY.
Official statutory text
(a) On the installation of an automated child support enforcement system, the Title IV-D agency is strongly encouraged to:
(1) maximize the collection of medical support and dental support; and
(2) establish cash medical support orders for children eligible for medical assistance under the state Medicaid program for whom private insurance coverage is not available.
(b) In this section:
(1) "Medical support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.020.
(2) "Dental support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0095.
(1) maximize the collection of medical support and dental support; and
(2) establish cash medical support orders for children eligible for medical assistance under the state Medicaid program for whom private insurance coverage is not available.
(b) In this section:
(1) "Medical support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.020.
(2) "Dental support" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0095.
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