Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
PART 15. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 358. MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS |
DIVISION 6. BUDGETING FOR ELIGIBILITY AND CO-PAYMENT |
SECTION 358.441. Payroll Deductions
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(a) In determining a person's co-payment, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) calculates earned income each month by subtracting the following mandatory payroll deductions: (1) income tax; (2) social security tax; (3) required retirement withholding; and (4) required uniform expenses. (b) After a person or couple in an institutional setting is determined eligible, HHSC applies the payroll deductions described in subsection (a) of this section to: (1) an applicant or recipient; (2) an applicant's or recipient's spouse; and (3) a dependent relative of either spouse. Source Note: The provisions of this §358.441 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5497