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SF 1613

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/02/2017 09:56am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to health care; authorizing an entity with jurisdiction over an inmate to
apply for medical assistance on behalf of the inmate; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, section 256B.055, subdivision 14.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.055, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Persons detained by law.

(a) Medical assistance may be paid for an inmate
of a correctional facility who is conditionally released as authorized under section 241.26,
244.065, or 631.425, if the individual does not require the security of a public detention
facility and is housed in a halfway house or community correction center, or under house
arrest and monitored by electronic surveillance in a residence approved by the commissioner
of corrections, and if the individual meets the other eligibility requirements of this chapter.

(b) An individual who is enrolled in medical assistance, and who is charged with a crime
and incarcerated for less than 12 months shall be suspended from eligibility at the time of
incarceration until the individual is released. Upon release, medical assistance eligibility is
reinstated without reapplication using a reinstatement process and form, if the individual is
otherwise eligible.

(c) An individual, regardless of age, who is considered an inmate of a public institution
as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.1010, and who meets the
eligibility requirements in section 256B.056, is not eligible for medical assistance, except
for covered services received while an inpatient in a medical institution as defined in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.1010. Security issues, including costs, related
to the inpatient treatment of an inmate are the responsibility of the entity with jurisdiction
over the inmate.

new text begin (d) An entity with jurisdiction over the inmate is authorized to act on behalf of the inmate
for the purpose of applying for medical assistance under paragraph (c) if the inmate has
designated the entity as an authorized representative. The person filling out the application
on behalf of the inmate shall be presumed to be sufficiently aware of the inmate's
circumstances and shall ensure that the information submitted on the application is accurate
to the best of the person's knowledge.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end