Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act

Bill: 117-s-3050
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-10-21
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who&nbsp;is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive health care benefits through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3050 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Brown , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Booker , Mr. Padilla , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To remove limitations under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equity in Pretrial Health Coverage Act . 2. Removal of inmate limitation on benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Medicaid The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) that follows paragraph (31) is amended by inserting or in custody pending disposition of charges after patient in a medical institution . (b) Medicare Section 1862(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(3) ) is amended by inserting in the case of services furnished to individuals who are in custody pending disposition of charges, after 1880(e), . (c) CHIP Section 2110(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)(2)(A) ) is amended by inserting (except as an individual in custody pending disposition of charges) after inmate of a public institution . (d) Modification of inmate limitation on health care benefits from Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify section 17.38(c)(5) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, to ensure that the exclusion of veterans who are inmates from eligibility for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs under such section does not apply to veterans who are in custody pending disposition of charges. (e) Effective dates (1) In general The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter that begins more than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after such date. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.