{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0456","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 546.0456","heading":"ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CHILDREN FOR MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) OR DEAF-BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (DBMD) WAIVER PROGRAM; INTEREST LIST PLACEMENT.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent allowed by federal law, in determining a child's eligibility for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program, the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities (DBMD) waiver program, or a \"Money Follows the Person\" demonstration project, the commission shall consider whether the child:\n(1) is diagnosed as having a condition included in the list of compassionate allowances conditions published by the United States Social Security Administration; or\n(2) receives Medicaid hospice or palliative care services.\n(b) If the commission determines a child is eligible for a waiver program under Subsection (a), the child's enrollment in the applicable program is contingent on the availability of a slot in the program. If a slot is not immediately available, the commission shall place the child in the first position on the interest list for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program or deaf-blind with multiple disabilities (DBMD) waiver program, as applicable.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 546. LONG-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS","SUBCHAPTER J. MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm#546.0456","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ab788a4f8fd09797f81be71c8524509ef1a28df646f771643a9eed30ed8dc81c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0455","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}