Section 358.421 - Treatment of Income for Eligibility and Co-Payment(a) To be eligible for Medicaid, an institutionalized spouse must have countable income that does not exceed the special income limit for an individual and meet all other eligibility criteria.(b) In determining the income of an institutionalized spouse or community spouse for purposes of determining a co-payment, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission follows §1924(b)(2) and (d) of the Social Security Act (RSA 1396r-5(b)(2) and (d)). See also Division 6 of this subchapter (relating to Budgeting for Eligibility and Co-payment).1 Tex. Admin. Code § 358.421
The provisions of this §358.421 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5497