{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.006","heading":"MEDICAID BENEFITS.","body":"The department shall:\n(1) identify areas in which federal Medicaid program benefits could be used in a manner that is cost-effective for juveniles in the juvenile justice system;\n(2) develop a program to encourage application for and receipt of Medicaid benefits;\n(3) provide technical assistance to counties relating to eligibility for Medicaid benefits; and\n(4) monitor the extent to which counties make use of Medicaid benefits.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD AND TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 203. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD AND DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.203.htm#203.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"191945801728254f068ca50d4835f705ff9fc0cb6f4c1ddb5ffe0ab2a1fe5702","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.0065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}