Sec. 63.003.  HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.  The executive commissioner shall develop and implement a program to provide health benefits plan coverage for a child who:
(1)  is a qualified alien, as that term is defined by 8 U.S.C. Section 1641(b);
(2)  is younger than 19 years of age;
(3)  entered the United States after August 22, 1996;
(4)  has resided in the United States for less than five years; and
(5)  meets the income eligibility requirement of, but is not eligible for assistance under:
(A)  the child health plan program under Chapter 62; or
(B)  the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0212, eff. April 2, 2015.