Texas HHSC to amend CHIP state plan for new immigrant eligibility limits
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On October 23, 2026, the Texas Register published an HHSC notice of a CHIP state plan change effective October 1, 2026. Full CHIP benefits now go only to citizens, nationals, lawful permanent residents, Cuban and Haitian entrants, and Compact of Free Association migrants.
Lawfully residing children covered under Texas’s CHIPRA 214 option are excepted.
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Eligibility changes for lawfully present immigrants
FQHC Talent. (2026, October 23). Texas HHSC to amend CHIP state plan for new immigrant eligibility limits. Source: Texas Register, Vol. 51, No. 43 (October 23, 2026), In Addition: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Public Notice: Amendment to the Texas State Plan for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (transmittal 26-0021). Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/tx-hhsc-chip-state-plan-amendment-immigrant-eligibility-october-2026
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