,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #acde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #be1 #bjai,mr4 ,hastings 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 and ,ms4 ,wild7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend titles ,,xvi1 ,,xviii1 ,,xix1 and ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act to remove limitations on ,medicaid1 ,medicare1 ,,ssi1 and ,,chip benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,restoring the ,partnership for ,county ,health ,care ,costs ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court has interpreted the #hth ,amendment to require governmental entities to provide medical care to persons involuntarily confined in jails1 detention centers1 and prisons4 7#b7 ,the ,federal ,government does not provide health benefits under ,medicare1 ,medicaid1 ,supplemental ,security ,income 7,,ssi71 or the ,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 7,,chip7 to inmates even if the person is awaiting trial in jail and has not been convicted4 ,however1 beneficiaries who are released after posting bond1 or who are released under their own recognizance1 or who are released under house arrest may continue to receive ,medicare1 ,medicaid1 ,,ssi1 and ,,chip benefits4 7#c7 ,the cost of providing health care in prisons and jails has increased exponentially due in part to high incarceration rates1 infectious diseases1 chronic conditions1 substance abuse treatment1 mental illness1 aging prison populations1 rising prescription drug costs1 and mandatory sentencing laws4 7#d7 ,providing health care for inmates constitutes a major portion of local jail operating costs4 ,requiring county governments to cover health care costs for inmates who have not been convicted places an unnecessary burden on local governments who have been negatively impacted by recession1 widespread budget deficits1 and cuts to safety net programs and services4 7#e7 ,jails generally have a higher instance of mentally ill inmates because jails frequently serve as holding places for low-income persons who are waiting placement in a mental facility and for mentally ill persons who commit nuisance crimes because of inadequate access to treatment in their communities4 7#f7 ,the rising cost of bail has also contributed to an overall increase in the jail population and health care costs for inmates4 ,the high cost of bail has contributed to the disproportionate rate of incarceration among ,african ,americans and ,latinos4 7#g7 ,terminating benefits to people in county jails who are awaiting trial violates the presumption of innocence1 because it does not distinguish between persons awaiting disposition of charges and those who have been duly convicted and sentenced4 7#h7 ,otherwise eligible individuals who have been charged with a crime and incarcerated1 but not convicted1 should continue to be eligible for ,federal health benefits1 such as ,medicare1 ,medicaid1 ,,ssi1 or ,,chip1 until such time as they may be convicted and sentenced to an institution4 ,,ssi payments should be held until the inmate has been acquitted and released1 or until the inmate has completed his or her sentence and been released4 #c4 ,removal of inmate limitation on benefits under ,medicaid1 ,medicare1 ,,ssi1 and ,,chip 7a7 ,medicaid ,the subdivision 7,a7 of section #aije7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 that follows paragraph 7#cj7 is amended by inserting or in custody pending disposition of charges after patient in a medical institution4 7b7 ,medicare ,section #ahfb7;a77#c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#c77 is amended by inserting in the case of services furnished to individuals who are in custody pending disposition of charges1 after #ahhj7;e714 7c7 ,,ssi ,section #afaa7;e77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;e77#a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,k7 7i7 ,as used in subparagraph 7,a71 the term inmate of a public institution does not include an individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges4 7ii7 ,in the case of an individual who is an eligible individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this title only because of the application of the definition in clause 7i71 any supplemental security income benefits otherwise payable shall be withheld until such time as the individual is no longer either in custody pending disposition of charges or an inmate of a public institution or shall be paid to the individual's estate if the individual dies before the pending charges are disposed of or while the individual is an inmate of a public institution4 4 7d7 ,,chip ,section #baaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;jj7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by inserting 7except as an individual in custody pending disposition of charges7 after inmate of a public institution4 7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section 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 furnished1 and supplemental security income benefits paid1 for periods beginning on or after such date4