HB211 Summary

• Suspends, but does not terminate, Medicaid eligibility for county jail inmates and juveniles under juvenile court jurisdiction while in custody.

• Temporarily reinstates Medicaid eligibility for suspended inmates or juveniles receiving inpatient care in a medical institution for more than 24 hours.

• Requires county commissions to reimburse the Medicaid Agency for the full federally required state match for inpatient services provided to inmates or juveniles with temporarily reinstated eligibility.

• Mandates the Medicaid Agency develop and implement a centralized information-sharing process with counties by October 1, 2017, including procedures for identifying eligible individuals, notifying the agency of temporary reinstatement, processing reimbursements, and notification when individuals are released from custody.

• Becomes operative January 1, 2018, extending provisions from Act 2016-418 which applied only to state correctional facility inmates.