MS HB755

Suspends rather than terminates Medicaid eligibility for inmates who were eligible for and receiving Medicaid immediately before incarceration in state correctional facilities, county detention facilities, or municipal detention facilities.

Allows persons released from incarceration to continue Medicaid eligibility without requiring reapplication or a new eligibility determination.

Applies to individuals incarcerated in the state correctional system, county detention facilities, or municipal detention facilities.

Becomes effective July 1, 2022.