Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2628 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is in custody pending disposition of charges. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 17, 2019 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. DURBIN) in- troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on an individual’s eligibility for medical as- sistance under the State Medicaid plan while the indi- vidual is in custody pending disposition of charges. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equity in Pretrial 4 Medicaid Coverage Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:16 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2628.IS S2628 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2628 IS SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF INMATE LIMITATION ON BENEFITS 1 UNDER MEDICAID. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The subdivision (A) of section 3 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) 4 that follows paragraph (30) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 5 while in custody pending disposition of charges’’ after ‘‘pa- 6 tient in a medical institution’’. 7 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 8 subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 9 calendar quarter that begins after 60 days after the date 10 of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to items and 11 services furnished for periods beginning on or after such 12 date. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:16 Oct 22, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2628.IS S2628 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS