HHSC intends to submit an amendment to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, which would allow automatic one-year enrollment in Medicaid for babies born to women covered by Medicaid, whether the newborn lives with the mother or whether the mother remains eligible for Medicaid.
For more information or to request a copy of the amendment, you may contact Stephanie Stephens in the Acute Care Policy Development unit of the Medicaid and CHIP Division at (512) 491-1482 or Stephanie.Stephens@hhsc.state.tx.us.
See the relevant section of the Texas Register.