[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2863 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2863

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on 
    Medicaid benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of 
                                charges.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2016

   Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Durbin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on 
    Medicaid benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of 
                                charges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage 
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF INMATE LIMITATION ON BENEFITS UNDER MEDICAID.

    (a) In General.--The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) that follows paragraph (29) is 
amended by inserting ``or in custody pending disposition of charges'' 
after ``patient in a medical institution''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning 
more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after 
such date.
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