,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #h1       
#bjba,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,braun1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4      
,brown7 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 allow ,states to make 
medical assistance available to inmates 
during the #cj-;day period preceding    
their release4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,medicaid      
,reentry ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,allowing  
for medical assistance under ,medicaid  
for inmates during #cj-;day period      
preceding release  7a7 ,in general ,the 
subdivision 7,a7 following paragraph    
7#cj7 of section #aije7;a7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7a77 is amended by inserting and 
except during the #cj-;day period       
preceding the date of release of such   
individual from such public institution 

after medical institution4  7b7 ,report 
,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,medicaid and ,,chip ,payment and       
,access ,commission shall submit a      
report to ,congress on the ,medicaid    
inmate exclusion under the subdivision  
7,a7 following paragraph 7#cj7 of       
section #aije7;a7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;d7a774 ,such report shall1 to the 
extent practicable1 include the         
following information3 7#a7 ,provision  
of care in correctional settings ,an    
analysis and description of standards   
for health and safety for individuals   
who are inmates of correctional         
facilities1 the health care provided to 
such individuals1 and the physical      
environment in which health care is     
provided to such individuals1 which may 
include the following3 7,a7 ,an         
assessment of access to health care for 
incarcerated individuals1 including a   
description of medical and behavioral   

health services generally available to  
incarcerated individuals4  7,b7 ,an     
assessment of ,medicare and ,medicaid   
conditions of participation for         
hospitals1 psychiatric facilities1      
psychiatric residential treatment       
facilities1 nursing facilities1 and     
other relevant provider types1 if any1  
and their potential application to      
health care services furnished to       
individuals who are inmates of          
correctional facilities4  7,c7 ,an      
assessment of ,state licensing and      
certification standards1 processes1 and 
enforcement mechanisms for correctional 
facilities1 and the potential           
application of such standards1          
processes1 and enforcement mechanisms to
 the provision of health care to        
individuals who are inmates of          
correctional facilities4  7,d7 ,an      
assessment of accrediting bodies for    
correctional facilities1 the respective 
accrediting standards of such bodies1   
and the accrediting practices relevant  

to health care services provided by     
correctional facilities to individuals  
who are inmates of such facilities1 in  
comparison to major community health    
care facility accrediting bodies4  7#b7 
,impact of the ,medicaid ,reentry ,act2 
recommendations for additional action   
7,a7 ,the number of incarcerated        
individuals who would otherwise be      
eligible to enroll for medical          
assistance under a ,state plan approved 
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 7or a waiver of such a plan74     
7,b7 ,an analysis of the preliminary    
impact of the amendment made by         
subsection 7a7 on health care coverage  
and the transition back into the        
community for individuals who are newly 
released from correctional facilities4  
7,c7 ,a description of current practices
 related to the discharge of            
incarcerated individuals1 including how 
correctional facilities interact with   
,state ,medicaid agencies to ensure that

 such individuals who are eligible to   
enroll for medical assistance under a   
,state plan or waiver described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 are so enrolled4  7,d7
 ,if determined appropriate by the      
,commission1 recommendations for        
,congress1 the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 or ,states on     
further legislative or administrative   
actions to-- 7i7 ensure access to       
comprehensive health coverage for       
incarcerated and newly released         
individuals1 including an assessment of 
the impact of the ,medicaid inmate      
exclusion2 and  7ii7 better facilitate  
an effective transition to community    
services and addiction treatment for    
newly released individuals4  7,e7 ,any  
other information that the ,commission  
determines would be useful to ,congress4