S 971
118th Congress
Senate
Health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Due Process Continuity of Care Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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