Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.04242
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.04242, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 32.04242. PAYOR OF LAST RESORT.
Official statutory text
The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program:
(1) is the payor of last resort; and
(2) provides reimbursement for services, including long-term care services, only if, and to the extent, other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
(1) is the payor of last resort; and
(2) provides reimbursement for services, including long-term care services, only if, and to the extent, other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
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