Bill > A09397

This bill provides for the enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the Medical Assistance for Needy Persons program, which is the state's Medicaid program. It requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and local correctional facilities to take steps to enroll eligible individuals upon incarceration, unless they were already enrolled in Medicaid prior to incarceration. The bill also requires the provision of Medicaid identification cards to incarcerated individuals and the submission of an annual report on Medicaid enrollment of individuals in custody. The goal is to ensure that eligible incarcerated individuals are enrolled in Medicaid so they can access medical services upon their release.