SB54 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Medicaid, inmates in co. jails and under juvenile court, Medicaid eligibility suspended, not terminated, temporary reinstatement for med. care, payment of costs

Description

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.

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