The following information was obtained from the September 26 issue of the Texas Register:
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced its intent to submit Amendment 20 to the Texas State Plan for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under Title XXI of the Social Security Act, effective October 1, 2008. The amendment would exempt people who did temporary work for the Census Bureau from including this income to determine Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families programs eligibility. See the relevant section of the Texas Register for more information.