,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,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 a limitation on
 an individual's eligibility for medical
 assistance under the ,state ,medicaid  
plan while the individual is in custody 
pending disposition of charges4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,equity in ,pretrial ,medicaid      
,coverage ,act4  #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#cj7
 is amended by inserting or while 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 that begins after #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