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House Bill 337 |
House Author: Collier et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Menéndez et al. |
House Bill 337 amends the Human Resources Code and Local Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to suspend or terminate, as appropriate, the Medicaid benefits of an individual confined in a county jail if the sheriff of the county has notified HHSC of the confinement and requires HHSC, not later than 48 hours after being notified of the release from a county jail of an individual whose Medicaid eligibility has been so suspended, to reinstate the individual's eligibility provided that the individual's eligibility certification has not elapsed. The bill provides for the notification by a county sheriff to HHSC and certain other agencies on the confinement in and release or discharge from a county jail of an individual who is receiving Medicaid benefits.