Reentry Act of 2025
This bill allows for Medicaid payment of medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release. The Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to the accessibility and quality of health care for incarcerated individuals, including the impact of the bill's changes.
[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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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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