88R1739 MM-D
	By: Campos	H.B. No. 3237

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a public outreach and education campaign for
	mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the
	child health plan program.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 531.021483 to read as follows:
	Sec. 531.021483.  PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN FOR MIXED-STATUS
	FAMILIES ON MEDICAID AND CHILD HEALTH PLAN PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.
	(a) In this section, "mixed-status family" means a family in which
	one or more members is not a citizen or national of the United
	States and one or more members is a citizen or national of the
	United States.
	(b)  The commission shall conduct a public outreach and
	education campaign designed to educate and inform mixed-status
	families about eligibility requirements under Medicaid and the
	child health plan program. The campaign must:
	(1)  clearly explain the programs' eligibility
	requirements relating to residency and citizenship status,
	including the programs' eligibility requirements for citizens,
	qualified aliens, and lawful permanent residents;
	(2)  inform individuals that a child's receipt of
	benefits under a program will not affect the immigration status of
	the child's parent;
	(3)  be tailored to the population targeted by the
	campaign, including by providing information in English and Spanish
	or another language spoken by the majority of the targeted
	population; and
	(4)  be disseminated through methods designed to reach
	the targeted population, including by:
	(A)  distributing information and providing
	presentations at health fairs; and
	(B)  working with relevant organizations or
	groups, including community clinics.
	(c)  To support the campaign conducted under this section,
	the commission shall develop informational material about Medicaid
	and child health plan program eligibility criteria relating to
	residency and citizenship status that is:
	(1)  up-to-date;
	(2)  clear and easy to understand; and
	(3)  made available in English and Spanish or another
	language spoken by the majority of a targeted population.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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