Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2863
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-04-27
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow an otherwise eligible individual who&nbsp;is in custody pending charges to receive&nbsp;Medicaid benefits.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2863 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2016 Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on Medicaid benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016 . 2. Removal of inmate limitation on benefits under Medicaid (a) In general The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) that follows paragraph (29) is amended by inserting or in custody pending disposition of charges after patient in a medical institution . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after such date.