,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4         
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to remove limitations under 
,medicaid1 ,medicare1 ,,chip1 and the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs on    
benefits for persons in custody pending 
disposition of charges4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,equity in ,pretrial ,health ,coverage  
,act4  #b4 ,removal of inmate limitation
 on benefits under ,medicaid1 ,medicare1
 ,,chip1 and the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,medicaid  7#a7 
,in general ,section #aijb7;a77#hd77;,a7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#hd77;,a77 is      
amended by striking 7or in the case of  
such an individual who is an eligible   

juvenile 7as defined in subsection      
7nn77#b77 and a ,state electing the     
option described in the subdivision 7,a7
 following the last numbered paragraph  
of section #aije7;a71 during such period
 beginning after the disposition of     
charges with respect to such individual7
 and inserting 7except for any portion  
of such period during which the         
individual is in custody pending        
disposition of charges74  7#b7  ,medical
 assistance  ,section #aije7;a7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif;d7a77 is amended in the           
subdivision 7,a7 that follows the last  
numbered paragraph of such section by   
striking 1 or1 at the option of the     
,state1 for an individual who is an     
eligible juvenile 7as defined in section
 #aijb7nn77#b771 while such individual  
is an inmate of a public institution 7as
 defined in section #aijb7nn77#c77      
pending disposition of charges and      
inserting 1 or in the case of care or   
services furnished to an individual who 

is in custody pending disposition of    
charges4  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     
items or services furnished to          
individuals who are in custody pending  
disposition of charges1 after           
#ahhj7;e714  7c7 ,,chip  7#a7           
,exceptions to exclusion of children who
 are inmates of a public institution    
,section #baaj7;b77#g7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;jj7b77#g77 is amended to read as  
follows3  7#g7 ,exceptions to exclusion 
of children who are inmates of a public 
institution ,in the case of a child who 
is an inmate of a public institution1   
the child shall not be considered to be 
described in paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 
during the period that the child is an  
inmate of such institution pending      
disposition of charges2 and  7,b7 during
 the #cj days prior to the release of   
the child from such institution with    

respect to the screenings1 diagnostic   
services1 referrals1 and case management
 services otherwise covered under the   
,state child health plan 7or waiver of  
such plan7 that the ,state is required  
to provide under section #bajb7;d77#b74 
4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section 
#bajb7;d77#a7 of such ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acig;bb7d77#a77 is amended-- 
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
7except for any portion of such period  
during which the child or pregnant woman
 is in custody pending disposition of   
charges7 after is such an inmate2 and   
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
exception and inserting exceptions4  7d7
 ,modification of inmate limitation on  
health care benefits from ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs ,the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs shall modify section 
#ag4ch7;c77#e7 of title #ch1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 or successor     
regulations1 to ensure that the         
exclusion of veterans who are inmates   
from eligibility for health care from   

the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
under such section does not apply to    
veterans who are in custody pending     
disposition of charges4  7e7 ,effective 
dates  7#a7 ,in general ,except as      
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the         
amendments made in this ,act shall take 
effect on the first day of the first    
calendar quarter that begins more than  
#fj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act and shall apply to items and  
services furnished for periods beginning
 on or after such date4  7#b7           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,subsection 7d7 shall take effect on the
 date of enactment of this ,act4