Get ready to apply
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Children's Medicaid and STAR Coverage
What you get
Health coverage for hospital and specialist care, medicines, mental health, therapies, equipment, tests, and dental and vision care. Open now.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is 18 or under.
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Save the official confirmation and respond directly to HHSC requests for proof or clarification. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.