,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #behf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjbe,mr4  
,tonko 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,turn] ( ,ohio1 
,ms4 ,pett]s51 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,amo1 
,ms4 ,ans>i1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 ,bal9t1  
,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4      
,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,c>ey1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,co/a1   
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4       
,crockett1 ,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,ms4 
,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1   
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4     
,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,keat+1    
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 
,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4  
,magaz9]1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,mr4        
,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1  
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4      
,quigley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*midt1 ,mr4      
,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,smi? (     

,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,ms4     
,und]wood1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,ms4        
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mrs4   
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,williams (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,yakym1 & ,mr4 ,veasey7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,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 ! ,re5try ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,all[+ = m$ical assi/ance "u m$icaid =  
inmates dur+ #cj-;day p]iod prec$+      
release  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! subdivision    
7,a7 foll[+ ! la/ numb]$ p>agraph (     
section #aije7;a7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ or 9 ! case ( any individual 
dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod prec$+ ! date (   
release ( su* individual f su* public   
in/itution be=e 724  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[+ !
 la/ numb]$ p>agraph ( 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$it+   
bodies4  7#b7 ,impact ( ! ,re5try ,act2 
recomm5dations = additional action  7,a7
 ,! numb] ( inc>c]at$ 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