Due Process Continuity of Care Act
Official title: 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.
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Dexter asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1510, a bill originally introduced by Representative Turner (TX), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
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- TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
- KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
- HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.
- MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
- RUBINER STRATEGIES
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- White House Office
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- President of the U.S.
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1510: Due Process Continuity of Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1510/
"H.R. 1510: Due Process Continuity of Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1510/.
H.R. 1510, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1510/.
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