119-hr2586

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2586 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2586

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to make 
 medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period 
 preceding their release.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 1, 2025

 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. 
 Rutherford, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragan, 
Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carey, Mr. Ciscomani, Ms. Clarke of New 
 York, Mr. Costa, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Davids of 
 Kansas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. 
 Fischbach, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Harder of 
California, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Keating, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
 Mr. LaLota, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. 
 McClellan, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Norcross, Ms. 
Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. 
 Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Schrier, Mr. 
Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
Trahan, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, 
 Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Yakym, and Mr. 
 Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to make 
 medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period 
 preceding their release.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Reentry Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID FOR INMATES 
 DURING 30-DAY PERIOD PRECEDING RELEASE.

    (a) In General.--The subdivision
        (A) following the last numbered 
paragraph of 

section 1905

    (a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d

    (a) ) is amended by inserting ``or in the case of any individual 
during the 30-day period preceding the date of release of such 
individual from such public institution'' before ``);''.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission shall 
submit a report to Congress on the Medicaid inmate exclusion under the 
subdivision
        (A) following the last numbered paragraph of 

section 1905

    (a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d

    (a) ). Such report 
shall, to the extent practicable, include the following information:

    (1) Provision of care in correctional settings.--An 
 analysis and description of standards for health and safety for 
 individuals who are inmates of correctional facilities, the 
 health care provided to such individuals, and the physical 
 environment in which health care is provided to such 
 individuals, which may include the following:
        (A) An assessment of access to health care for 
 incarcerated individuals, including a description of 
 medical and behavioral health services generally 
 available to incarcerated individuals.
        (B) An assessment of Medicare and Medicaid 
 conditions of participation for hospitals, psychiatric 
 facilities, psychiatric residential treatment 
 facilities, nursing facilities, and other relevant 
 provider types, if any, and their potential application 
 to health care services furnished to individuals who 
 are inmates of correctional facilities.
            (C) An assessment of State licensing and 
 certification standards, processes, and enforcement 
 mechanisms for correctional facilities, and the 
 potential application of such standards, processes, and 
 enforcement mechanisms to the provision of health care 
 to individuals who are inmates of correctional 
 facilities.
            (D) An assessment of accrediting bodies for 
 correctional facilities, the respective accrediting 
 standards of such bodies, and the accrediting practices 
 relevant to health care services provided by 
 correctional facilities to individuals who are inmates 
 of such facilities, in comparison to major community 
 health care facility accrediting bodies.

    (2) Impact of the reentry act; recommendations for 
 additional action.--
        (A) The number of incarcerated individuals who 
 would otherwise be eligible to enroll for medical 
 assistance under a State plan approved under title XIX 
 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or 
 a waiver of such a plan).
        (B) An analysis of the preliminary impact of the 
 amendment made by subsection

    (a) on health care 
 coverage and the transition back into the community for 
 individuals who are newly released from correctional 
 facilities.
            (C) A description of current practices related to 
 the discharge of incarcerated individuals, including 
 how correctional facilities interact with State 
 Medicaid agencies to ensure that such individuals who 
 are eligible to enroll for medical assistance under a 
 State plan or waiver described in subparagraph
        (A) are 
 so enrolled.
            (D) If determined appropriate by the Commission, 
 recommendations for Congress, the Department of Health 
 and Human Services, or States on further legislative or 
 administrative actions to--
            (i) ensure access to comprehensive health 
 coverage for incarcerated and newly released 
 individuals, including an assessment of the 
 impact of the Medicaid inmate exclusion; and
            (ii) better facilitate an effective 
 transition to community services and addiction 
 treatment for newly released individuals.
        (E) Any other information that the Commission 
 determines would be useful to Congress.
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