At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to protect the enrollment of incarcerated youth for medical assistance under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014 2. At-risk youth Medicaid protection (a) In general Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking and (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (81) and inserting ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (81) the following new paragraph: (82) provide that— (A) the State shall not terminate (but may suspend) enrollment under a State plan for medical assistance for an individual who is an eligible juvenile (as defined in subsection (ll)(2)) during the period that such individual is a juvenile and an inmate of a public institution (as defined in subsection (ll)(3)) (B) the State shall automatically restore enrollment for such medical assistance to such an individual upon the individual’s release from any such public institution and shall take all necessary steps to ensure the enrollment is effective immediately upon release from such institution, unless (and until such date as) there is a determination that the individual no longer meets the eligibility requirements for such medical assistance; and (C) the State shall process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, a juvenile who is an inmate of a public institution notwithstanding that the juvenile is such an inmate. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (ll) Juvenile; eligible juvenile; public institution For purposes of subsection (a)(82) and this subsection: (1) Juvenile The term juvenile (A) under 19 years of age (or such higher age as the State has elected under section 475(8)(B)(iii)); or (B) is described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(IX). (2) Eligible juvenile The term eligible juvenile (3) Inmate of a public institution The term inmate of a public institution . (b) No change in exclusion from medical assistance for inmates of public institutions Nothing in this section shall be construed as changing the exclusion from medical assistance under the subdivision (A) following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to eligibility and enrollment of juveniles who become inmates of public institutions on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rule for changes requiring state legislation In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Summary: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2014 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to: (1) prohibit the state from terminating (but allow it to suspend) enrollment under the state plan for medical assistance for an eligible juvenile because he or she is an inmate of a public institution; (2) require the state to restore enrollment automatically to such an individual upon his or her release, and take all steps necessary to ensure the enrollment is effective immediately upon release, unless the individual no longer meets eligibility requirements; and (3) require the state to process any application for medical assistance submitted by, or on behalf of, a juvenile inmate notwithstanding that he or she is an inmate.