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Committee hears measure to maintain Medicaid coverage for juveniles during confinement and strengthen reentry coordination
Summary
Senate Bill 5128 would clarify that DCYF confinement and county juvenile detention facilities are included in Medicaid suspension/reinstatement rules and would require HCA to coordinate pre- and post-release screening, diagnostic and case-management services for eligible juveniles.
Senate Bill 5128 would clarify that confinement facilities operated by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and county juvenile detention facilities are included in Medicaid suspension and reinstatement requirements and would require the Health Care Authority (HCA) to collaborate with managed-care organizations, DCYF and juvenile detention facilities to implement federal law on certain pre-release and post-release services.
Kelsey Ann Fung, committee staff, briefed the committee and explained the bill’s background: because of the federal inmate exclusion, Medicaid enrollment for people in confinement is…
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