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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 19DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CHAPTER 700CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER HADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
DIVISION 6HEALTH COVERAGE BENEFIT (HCB) STIPEND
RULE §700.891Who is eligible for the HCB stipend?

To qualify for the health coverage benefit, an adopted child must:

  (1) Have been in the conservatorship of DFPS at the time of adoptive placement;

  (2) Be the subject of a final order of adoption entered on or after September 1, 2007;

  (3) Be under 18 years of age;

  (4) Not be eligible for medical assistance under Chapter 32 of the Human Resources Code; and

  (5) Be a member of an adoptive family with a household income less than 300% of the federal poverty level.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.891 adopted to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1358

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