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