[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1329 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1329

  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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

 Mr. Tonko (for himself and Mr. Turner) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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. ALLOWING FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID FOR INMATES 
              DURING 30-DAY PERIOD PRECEDING RELEASE.

    The subdivision (A) following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting 
``and except during the 30-day period preceding the date of release of 
such individual from such public institution'' after ``medical 
institution''.
                                 <all>