The bill, H.B. No. 3216, proposes to expand Medicaid eligibility to certain working parents who have dependent children and for whom federal matching funds are available. It introduces a new section, 32.02473, to the Human Resources Code, which mandates that the commission provide medical assistance to all qualifying working parents who apply for the assistance. The executive commissioner is tasked with adopting necessary rules to implement this new eligibility provision.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that the new eligibility criteria will apply only to initial determinations or recertifications of medical assistance eligibility made after the section is implemented, regardless of when the application was submitted. The executive commissioner is required to take prompt action to notify federal agencies and ensure the expansion of eligibility is executed in accordance with the new law. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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