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                                                 Union Calendar No. 568
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4005

                          [Report No. 115-733]

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical 
    assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period 
              preceding release from a public institution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2017

  Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

                             June 12, 2018

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Turner, Mr. Walden, and Mr. Mitchell

                             June 12, 2018

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 
                               10, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical 
    assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period 
              preceding release from a public institution.


 


    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 ``Medicaid Reentry Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING STATE INNOVATIONS TO EASE TRANSITIONS INTEGRATION TO 
              THE COMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Stakeholder Group Development of Best Practices; Medicaid 
Innovation Accelerator Program.--
            (1) Stakeholder group best practices.--Not later than 6 
        months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services shall convene a 
        stakeholder group of representatives of managed care 
        organizations, Medicaid beneficiaries, health care providers, 
        the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and other 
        relevant representatives from local, State, and Federal jail 
        and prison systems to develop best practices (and submit to the 
        Secretary and Congress a report on such best practices) for 
        States--
                    (A) to ease the health care-related transition of 
                an individual who is an inmate of a public institution 
                from the public institution to the community, including 
                best practices for ensuring continuity of health 
                insurance coverage or coverage under the State Medicaid 
                plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, as 
                applicable, and relevant social services; and
                    (B) to carry out, with respect to such an 
                individual, such health care-related transition not 
                later than 30 days after such individual is released 
                from the public institution.
            (2) State medicaid program innovation.--The Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services shall work with States on innovative 
        strategies to help individuals who are inmates of public 
        institutions and otherwise eligible for medical assistance 
        under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act transition, with respect to enrollment for medical 
        assistance under such program, seamlessly to the community.
    (b) Guidance on Innovative Service Delivery Systems Demonstration 
Project Opportunities.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, shall issue a State Medicaid Director letter, based on best 
practices developed under subsection (a)(1), regarding opportunities to 
design demonstration projects under section 1115 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) to improve care transitions for certain 
individuals who are soon-to-be former inmates of a public institution 
and who are otherwise eligible to receive medical assistance under 
title XIX of such Act, including systems for, with respect to a period 
(not to exceed 30 days) immediately prior to the day on which such 
individuals are expected to be released from such institution--
            (1) providing assistance and education for enrollment under 
        a State plan under the Medicaid program under title XIX of such 
        Act for such individuals during such period; and
            (2) providing health care services for such individuals 
        during such period.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act or any other provision of law precludes a State from 
reclassifying or suspending (rather than terminating) eligibility of an 
individual for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act while such individual is an inmate of a public 
institution.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to promote State 
        innovations to ease transitions to the community for 
        individuals who are inmates of a public institution and 
        eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 568

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4005

                          [Report No. 115-733]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical 
    assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period 
              preceding release from a public institution.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 12, 2018

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed