SECTION 366.721. Medical Support  


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  • (a) As a condition of eligibility, a recipient must comply with medical support requirements, as provided by §1912(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1396k(a)(1)).

    (b) Good cause for noncooperation exists if:

    (1) the child was conceived as a result of incest or rape;

    (2) adoption proceedings for the child are pending;

    (3) the parent of the child, for three months or less, has been working with an agency to decide whether to place the child for adoption;

    (4) the child may be physically or emotionally harmed by cooperation;

    (5) the parent may be physically harmed, or emotionally harmed to the extent of impairing the parent's ability to care for the child, by cooperation; or

    (6) the requirement is waived under 45 CFR §260.52(c) in accordance with the requirements of Texas Human Resources Code §31.0322.

Source Note: The provisions of this §366.721 adopted to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9467