(a) Beginning with the three months before the application month, except as described in subsection (b) of this section, the medical effective date for MBIC coverage is the first day of the first month in which a person meets all eligibility criteria.
(b) The medical effective date for MBIC cannot predate January 1, 2011.

Source Note: The provisions of this §361.119 adopted to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11572