Sec. 62.153.  COST SHARING.  (a)  To the extent permitted under 42 U.S.C. Section 1397cc, as amended, and any other applicable law or regulations, the executive commissioner shall require enrollees to share the cost of the child health plan, including provisions requiring enrollees under the child health plan to pay:
(1)  a copayment for services provided under the plan;
(2)  an enrollment fee; or
(3)  a portion of the plan premium.
(b)  Subject to Subsection (d), cost-sharing provisions adopted under this section shall ensure that families with higher levels of income are required to pay progressively higher percentages of the cost of the plan.
(c)  If cost-sharing provisions imposed under Subsection (a) include requirements that enrollees pay a portion of the plan premium, the executive commissioner shall specify the manner in which the premium is paid.  The commission may require that the premium be paid to the health plan provider.
(d)  Cost-sharing provisions adopted under this section may be determined based on the maximum level authorized under federal law and applied to income levels in a manner that minimizes administrative costs.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.50, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0203, eff. April 2, 2015.