Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Medicaid Reentry Act”.
Medicaid Reentry Act
A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution.
Sec. 2 Allowing for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during 30-day period preceding release
The subdivision (A) following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended by inserting “and except during the 30-day period preceding the date of release of such individual from such public institution” after “medical institution”.