Under existing law, pursuant to Act 2016-418, which becomes operative on May 12, 2017, a Medicaid-eligible inmate in a state correctional facility will have his or her Medicaid eligibility suspended, but not terminated, and will have Medicaid eligibility temporarily reinstated if the inmate receives inpatient care in a medical institution for more than 24 hours.
This bill would provide that a Medicaid-eligible county inmate or juvenile under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court would have his or her eligibility for Medicaid suspended but not terminated, and his or her Medicaid eligibility would be temporarily reinstated if he or she receives inpatient care in a medical institution for more than 24 hours. The bill would also require the county to reimburse the Medicaid Agency for any state match for any inmate or juvenile receiving inpatient care in a medical institution and would require the development of a centralized process for disseminating necessary information between the Medicaid Agency and each county.
Delivered to Governor at 2:56 p.m. on May 3, 2017.
Assigned Act No. 2017-298.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 837
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 197
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 196
Ways and Means General Fund first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Source: Alabama Legislature