Texas HB2865 prohibits ex parte renewals of Medicaid eligibility unless required by federal law.

Texas HB2865 amends the Government Code to prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission and state agencies from conducting ex parte renewals of Medicaid eligibility. An ex parte renewal is defined as a redetermination of eligibility conducted automatically without requiring information from the recipient, using verifiable electronic data sources or information otherwise available to the commission. The commission must seek any necessary federal waiver or authorization to implement this prohibition and may delay implementation until such waiver or authorization is granted.

Texas HB2865 prohibits ex parte renewals of Medicaid eligibility unless required by federal law.

Texas HB2865 amends the Government Code to prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission and state agencies from conducting ex parte renewals of Medicaid eligibility. An ex parte renewal is defined as a redetermination of eligibility conducted automatically without requiring information from the recipient, using verifiable electronic data sources or information otherwise available to the commission. The commission must seek any necessary federal waiver or authorization to implement this prohibition and may delay implementation until such waiver or authorization is granted.