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Due Process Continuity of Care Act
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Due Process Continuity of Care Act
This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits at the option of the state. The bill also provides for state planning grants to support the provision of such benefits.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- May 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- May 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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