Sec. 143.005.  TERMS OF SUBACCOUNT.  Unless the court orders otherwise, the terms governing the subaccount must provide that:
(1)  the subaccount terminates on the earliest of the date of:
(A)  the beneficiary's 18th birthday, if the beneficiary:
(i)  is not found by the court to be considered disabled for purposes of 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7, Subchapter XVI; and
(ii)  is a minor at the time the subaccount is established;
(B)  the beneficiary's death;  or
(C)  a court order terminating the subaccount;  and
(2)  on termination, any property remaining in the beneficiary's subaccount after making any required payments to satisfy the amounts of medical assistance reimbursement claims for medical assistance provided to the beneficiary under this state's medical assistance program and other states' medical assistance programs shall be distributed to:
(A)  the beneficiary, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is living and is not a minor or incapacitated person;
(B)  the beneficiary's guardian of the estate, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is living and is a minor or incapacitated person; or
(C)  the personal representative of the beneficiary's estate, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is deceased.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1112 (H.B. 2245), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.