Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act

Bill: 116-s-2255
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-07-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Detention of persons

Health care coverage and access

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands certain requirements relating to the eligibility of inmates of public institutions for Medicaid.</p> <p>Currently, state Medicaid programs (1) may suspend, but not terminate, a juvenile's Medicaid eligibility while the juvenile is an inmate; and (2) must restore coverage or determine a juvenile's eligibility, as applicable, upon the juvenile's release. The bill extends these provisions to all inmates of public institutions, regardless of age.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2255 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Brown ) 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 expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act . 2. Suspension of Medicaid benefits for inmates of public institutions (a) In general Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(84)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile and all that follows through inmate; and inserting eligible individual (as defined in subsection (nn)(1)) because the individual is an inmate of a public institution (as defined in subsection (nn)(2)), but may suspend coverage during the period the individual is such an inmate; ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile described in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting eligible individual who is described in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile described in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting eligible individual who is described in paragraph (1)(B) ; and (2) by amending subsection (nn) to read as follows: (nn) Eligible individual; public institution For purposes of subsection (a)(84) and this subsection: (1) Eligible individual The term eligible individual means an individual who is an inmate of a public institution and who— (A) was determined eligible for medical assistance under the State plan immediately before becoming an inmate of such a public institution; or (B) is determined eligible for such medical assistance while an inmate of a public institution. (2) Inmate of a public institution The term inmate of a public institution has the meaning given such term for purposes of applying the subdivision (A) following paragraph (30) of section 1905(a), taking into account the exception in such subdivision for a patient of a medical institution. . (b) Retroactive effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1001 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act ( Public Law 115–271 ).