Background: 

• HHSC proposes two amendments and new rules for 1 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 366 that provide the eligibility requirements for individuals to qualify for presumptive eligibility; the requirements for providers making presumptive eligibility determinations, and HHSC responsibilities for oversight of providers making presumptive eligibility determinations.
• To align policies and procedures, amendments to existing rules are proposed for qualified entities making PE determinations for pregnant women.
• A public hearing is scheduled for September 15, 2014 from 2 pm to 4 pm and will be held in the Winters Building, Public Hearing Room, 701 West 51^st Street, Austin.
• The proposed and new rules reference performance standards for making presumptive eligibility determinations.  These standards can be found in the attached State Plan Amendment.  (attached)
• Written comments on the proposed amendments to the rule may be submitted to Claire Middleton, Program Specialist, Office of Social Services, Health and Human Services Commission, at MC-2115, 909 West 45^th Street, Austin, Texas 78751; by fax to (512) 206-5141; or by e-mail to Claire.Middleton@hhsc.state.tx.us within 30 days of publication of this proposal in the Texas Register.