,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efh  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#djje  ,report ,no4 #aae-gcc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,october #aj1 #bjag ,mr4 ,tonko         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,june #ab1               
#bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,turner1 ,mr4 ,walden1 and ,mr4         
,mitchell  ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported   
with amendments1 committed to the       
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,october #aj1 #bjag  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act to allow for     
medical assistance under ,medicaid for  
inmates during the #cj-;day period      
preceding release from a public         
institution4  #a4 ,short title ,this    

,act may be cited as the ,medicaid      
,reentry ,act4  #b4 ,promoting ,state   
innovations to ease transitions         
integration to the community for certain
 individuals  7a7 ,stakeholder group    
development of best practices2 ,medicaid
 ,innovation ,accelerator ,program  7#a7
 ,stakeholder group best practices ,not 
later than #f months after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall convene a stakeholder   
group of representatives of managed care
 organizations1 ,medicaid beneficiaries1
 health care providers1 the ,national   
,association of ,medicaid ,directors1   
and other relevant representatives from 
local1 ,state1 and ,federal jail and    
prison systems to develop best practices
 7and submit to the ,secretary and      
,congress a report on such best         
practices7 for ,states--  7,a7 to ease  
the health care-related transition of an
 individual who is an inmate of a public
 institution from the public institution

 to the community1 including best       
practices for ensuring continuity of    
health insurance coverage or coverage   
under the ,state ,medicaid plan under   
title ,,xix of the ,social ,security    
,act1 as applicable1 and relevant social
 services2 and  7,b7 to carry out1 with 
respect to such an individual1 such     
health care-related transition not later
 than #cj days after such individual is 
released from the public institution4   
7#b7 ,state ,medicaid program innovation
 ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human  
,services shall work with ,states on    
innovative strategies to help           
individuals who are inmates of public   
institutions and otherwise eligible for 
medical assistance under the ,medicaid  
program under title ,,xix of the ,social
 ,security ,act transition1 with respect
 to enrollment for medical assistance   
under such program1 seamlessly to the   
community4  7b7 ,guidance on innovative 
service delivery systems demonstration  
project opportunities ,not later than   

one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services1 through the      
,administrator of the ,centers for      
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services1 shall   
issue a ,state ,medicaid ,director      
letter1 based on best practices         
developed under subsection 7a77#a71     
regarding opportunities to design       
demonstration projects under section    
#aaae of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acae7 to improve care       
transitions for certain individuals who 
are soon-to-be former inmates of a      
public institution and who are otherwise
 eligible to receive medical assistance 
under title ,,xix of such ,act1         
including systems for1 with respect to a
 period 7not to exceed #cj days7        
immediately prior to the day on which   
such individuals are expected to be     
released from such institution--  7#a7  
providing assistance and education for  
enrollment under a ,state plan under the
 ,medicaid program under title ,,xix of 

such ,act for such individuals during   
such period2 and  7#b7 providing health 
care services for such individuals      
during such period4  7c7 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing under title ,,xix 
of the ,social ,security ,act or any    
other provision of law precludes a      
,state from reclassifying or suspending 
7rather than terminating7 eligibility of
 an individual for medical assistance   
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act while such individual is 
an inmate of a public institution4      
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to promote ,state innovations to ease   
transitions to the community for        
individuals who are inmates of a public 
institution and eligible for medical    
assistance under the ,medicaid program44
  ,june #ab1 #bjah ,reported with       
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed