Section 550.0151 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Program Establishment(a) The commission shall:(1) establish a program under which faith- and community-based organizations may, on an applicant's request, contact and offer supplemental assistance to the applicant for benefits under: (A) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;(B) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;(C) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code; or(D) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code; and(2) develop a procedure under which faith- and community-based organizations may apply to participate in the program.(b) At the time an individual applies for benefits described by Subsection (a), the individual must be:(1) informed about and given the opportunity to enroll in the program; and(2) informed that enrolling in the program will not affect the individual's eligibility for benefits. (Gov. Code, Secs. 531.02482(b), (c), (d).)Tex. Gov't. Code § 550.0151
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2025.