Recidivism Reduction Act 2017-11-15 Introduced in House Recidivism Reduction Act

This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires:

  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply;
  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and
  • the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.
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