,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h1 #bjba,ms4 
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4    
,:iteh\se1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d title ,,xix ( ! ,social        
,security ,act to all[ ,/ates to make   
m$ical assi/ance available to inmates   
dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod prec$+ _! release4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,m$icaid ,re5try ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 
,all[+ = m$ical assi/ance "u ,m$icaid = 
inmates dur+ #cj-;day p]iod prec$+      
release  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! subdivision    
7,a7 foll[+ p>agraph 7#cj7 ( section    
#aije7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is am5d$ by  
ins]t+ & except dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod   
prec$+ ! date ( release ( su* individual
 f su* public in/itution aft] m$ical    
in/itution4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,m$icaid & ,,*ip ,paym5t &      

,access ,commission %all submit a report
 to ,congress on ! ,m$icaid inmate      
exclusion "u ! subdivision 7,a7 foll[+  
p>agraph 7#cj7 ( section #aije7;a7 ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7a774 ,su* report %all1 to !     
ext5t practicable1 include ! foll[+     
in=mation3 7#a7 ,provision ( c>e 9      
correctional sett+s ,an analysis &      
description ( /&>ds = heal? & safety =  
individuals :o are inmates (            
correctional facilities1 ! heal? c>e    
provid$ to su* individuals1 & ! physical
 environm5t 9 :i* heal? c>e is provid$  
to su* individuals1 :i* may include !   
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( access to  
heal? c>e = inc>c]at$ individuals1      
includ+ a description ( m$ical &        
behavioral heal? s]vices g5]ally        
available to inc>c]at$ individuals4     
7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid 
conditions ( p>ticipation = hospitals1  
psy*iatric facilities1 psy*iatric       
resid5tial treatm5t facilities1 nurs+   
facilities1 & o!r relevant provid]      

types1 if any1 & _! pot5tial application
 to heal? c>e s]vices furni%$ to        
individuals :o are inmates (            
correctional facilities4  7,c7 ,an      
assessm5t ( ,/ate lic5s+ & c]tification 
/&>ds1 processes1 & en=cem5t me*anisms =
 correctional facilities1 & ! pot5tial  
application ( su* /&>ds1 processes1 &   
en=cem5t me*anisms to ! provision (     
heal? c>e to individuals :o are inmates 
( correctional facilities4  7,d7 ,an    
assessm5t ( accr$it+ bodies =           
correctional facilities1 ! respective   
accr$it+ /&>ds ( su* bodies1 & !        
accr$it+ practices relevant to heal? c>e
 s]vices provid$ by correctional        
facilities to individuals :o are inmates
 ( su* facilities1 9 comp>ison to major 
community heal? c>e facility accr$it+   
bodies4  7#b7 ,impact ( ! ,m$icaid      
,re5try ,act2 recomm5dations =          
additional action  7,a7 ,! numb] (      
inc>c]at$ individuals :o w\ld o!rwise be
 eligible to enroll = m$ical assi/ance  
"u a ,/ate plan approv$ "u title ,,xix (

 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #acif et seq47 7or a waiv] ( su* a     
plan74  7,b7 ,an analysis ( ! prelim9>y 
impact ( ! am5dm5t made by subsection   
7a7 on heal? c>e cov]age & ! transition 
back into ! community = individuals :o  
are newly releas$ f correctional        
facilities4  7,c7 ,a description (      
curr5t practices relat$ to ! dis*>ge (  
inc>c]at$ individuals1 includ+ h[       
correctional facilities int]act ) ,/ate 
,m$icaid ag5cies to ensure t su*        
individuals :o are eligible to enroll = 
m$ical assi/ance "u a ,/ate plan or     
waiv] describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 are s 
enroll$4  7,d7 ,if det]m9$ appropriate  
by ! ,commission1 recomm5dations =      
,congress1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices1 or ,/ates on fur!r           
legislative or adm9i/rative actions to--
 7i7 ensure access to compreh5sive heal?
 cov]age = inc>c]at$ & newly releas$    
individuals1 includ+ an assessm5t ( !   
impact ( ! ,m$icaid inmate exclusion2 & 
7ii7 bett] facilitate an effective      

transition to community s]vices &       
addiction treatm5t = newly releas$      
individuals4  7,e7 ,any o!r in=mation t 
! ,commission det]m9es w\ld be useful to
 ,congress4