{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 546.0501","heading":"LIMITATION ON NURSING FACILITY LEVEL OF CARE REQUIREMENT.","body":"To the extent allowed by federal law, the commission may not require that a child reside in a nursing facility for an extended period of time to meet the nursing facility level of care required for the child to be determined eligible for the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program.\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 K. MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) WAIVER PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm#546.0501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"48b0926da9da5676dcc6c5d7958067f88242a894ca399aa905a8c56e52c609a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0456","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}