Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 363. COUNTY INDIGENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM |
SUBCHAPTER B. DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY |
SECTION 363.53. Residence
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(a) A person must live in the Texas county to which he applies for assistance. (b) No time limit is placed on a person's absence from the county. If a person proves county residency at application, the person remains a county resident until factual evidence proves otherwise. (c) There are no durational requirements for residency. (d) Even if a minor student lives in the county, the minor student primarily supported by his parents, whose home residence is in another county or state, is not considered a county resident. (e) A person cannot qualify for county health care assistance from more than one county simultaneously. (f) A person is not required to have a permanent dwelling or a fixed residence. Source Note: The provisions of this §363.53 adopted to be effective April 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3177; amended to be effective February 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 1549; transferred effective March 1, 2022, as published in the Texas Register February 11, 2022, 47 TexReg 673