(a) To be considered for program benefits described
in §37.60 of this title (relating to Newborn Screening Program
Benefits), a complete application must be filed annually (according
to the deadlines provided by the department) with the program by mailing
to the following address: Newborn Screening Unit, Mail Code 1918,
Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas
78714-9347.
(b) The application must be signed by one of the following
as appropriate:
(1) an adult individual seeking services;
(2) the parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian
of a minor seeking services; or
(3) the legal guardian of an adult seeking services
under a temporary, limited or general guardianship.
(c) An application signed with a mark must be attested
to before a notary public.
(d) A complete application shall consist of the following:
(1) a properly completed and signed application form;
(2) a statement from the individual or, if the individual
is a minor, from the individual's parent, managing conservator, or
legal guardian that the individual is a bona fide resident of the
state. If requested by the program, the applicant must also submit
documentation of residency status, and proof of income as established
in the department's program benefits policy; and
(3) information, as requested by the department, on
any other benefit to which the applicant, recipient, or person with
a legal obligation to support the applicant or recipient may be entitled.
(e) An application shall be deemed incomplete for any
one of the following reasons:
(1) failure to provide all information requested in
the application form;
(2) lack of supporting documents;
(3) failure to provide documentary evidence requested
by the program, including documentation to verify residency or financial
data; and/or
(4) lack of, or improper, signatures.
(f) Following review, an application will be:
(1) denied if eligibility requirements are not met;
(2) returned, if incomplete, with the deficiencies
noted to the individual, or if the individual is a minor or a ward,
to the individual's parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian
as is appropriate, for completion and resubmission; or
(3) approved if all criteria are met to the department's
satisfaction.
(g) An individual's eligibility date is the date on
which the program determines that the application is complete.
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