AL SB268

Medicaid eligibility for persons sentenced to custody in a city or county jail or the Department of Corrections shall be suspended, but not terminated, during periods of actual custody.

Persons in custody are eligible for temporary reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility for care received outside a jail or correctional facility in a hospital or other health care facility for more than 24 hours.

City or county jails and the Department of Corrections may make efforts to establish or renew Medicaid eligibility for persons prior to their release from custody.

The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, but its provisions shall be operative one year after the effective date.