HB 800

Abstract

Medical assistance services; individuals confined in state correctional facilities. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to coordinate with the Department of Corrections to identify persons in the custody of state correctional facilities who are currently enrolled in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance or who may be eligible for services under the state plan for medical assistance upon release and, prior to the release of such persons, (i) review the eligibility of currently enrolled persons to ensure continued access to medical assistance upon release or (ii) enroll persons not previously enrolled who meet eligibility criteria in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance services.

Medical assistance services; individuals confinedin state correctional facilities. Requires the Department ofMedical Assistance Services to enroll any person who is in the custodyof a state correctional facility and who meets the criteria for eligibilityfor services under the state plan for medical assistance in the Commonwealth'sprogram of medical assistance services; however, no services underthe state plan for medical assistance shall be furnished to the personwhile he is confined in a state correctional facility unless federalfinancial participation is available to pay for the cost of the servicesprovided. The bill also provides that, upon release from the custodyof a state correctional facility, such individual shall continue to be eligible for services under the state plan for medical assistanceuntil such time as the person is determined to no longer be eligiblefor medical assistance and that, to the extent permitted by federallaw, the time during which a person is confined in a state correctionalfacility shall not be included in any calculation of when the personmust recertify his eligibility for medical assistance.