,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjaf,mr4 ,franken 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,mr4 ,brown1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to remove limitations on 
,medicaid benefits for persons in       
custody pending disposition of charges4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,equity in ,pretrial ,medicaid  
,coverage ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,removal  
of inmate limitation on benefits under  
,medicaid  7a7 ,in general ,the         
subdivision 7,a7 of section #aije7;a7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 that follows      
paragraph 7#bi7 is amended by inserting 
or in custody pending disposition of    
charges after patient in a medical      
institution4  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  

take effect on the first day of the     
first calendar quarter beginning more   
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act and shall apply  
to items and services furnished for     
periods beginning on or after such date4