Revised Release of MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11

 

 

 

 

Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities (MEPD) and Texas Works Broadcast

Date:	June 4, 2020
To:	Eligibility Services Supervisors and Staff Program Managers Regional Directors Regional Attorneys Hearings Officers
From:	Access and Eligibility Services Program Policy State Office 2115

Subject:	Adult Certified for the Healthy Texas Women Program Leaves the Household Alignment of Medicaid Certification Periods for all Children Living in the Same Household Revised - New SNAP Benefits Distribution Schedule

 

MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11, 3. New SNAP Benefits Distribution Schedule is revised to reflect that new applications certified on or after June 1, 2020 will be issued SNAP benefits between the 16^th and 28^th of the month.

Please discard the previous version of MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11 and replace it with this version.

 

The information in this bulletin will be included in a future handbook revision. Until the handbook is updated, staff must use the information in this bulletin. If you have any questions regarding the policy information in this bulletin, follow regional procedures.

 

 

Revised MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11:

1. Adult Certified for the Healthy Texas Women Program Leaves the Household
2. Alignment of Medicaid Certification Periods for all Children Living in the Same Household
3. Revised - New SNAP Benefits Distribution Schedule

 

Revised MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11 is currently available on the LOOP and will be available on the MEPD and Texas Works Handbook websites between June 4, 2020, and June 8, 2020:

• Medicaid for the Elderly and People with Disabilities Handbook (MEPDH) at https://hhs.texas.gov/laws-regulations/handbooks/mepd/policy-bulletins
• Texas Works Handbook (TWH) at https://hhs.texas.gov/laws-regulations/handbooks/texas-works-handbook/twh-bulletins

Bulletin Content:

• MEPD and Texas Works Bulletin 20-11- Revised.pdf