Sec. 5.3. (a) The department shall assist a committed offender in applying for Medicaid, as the authorized representative as described in IC 11-10-3-7 or as a health navigator under the requirements of IC 27-19-2-12, so that the committed offender might be eligible for assistance when the offender is subsequently:
(1) released on parole;
(2) assigned to a community transition program; or
(3) discharged from the department.
(b) The department shall provide the assistance described in subsection (a) in sufficient time to ensure that the committed offender will be able to receive assistance at the time the committed offender is:
(1) released on parole;
(2) assigned to a community transition program; or
(3) discharged from the department.
(c) The department shall implement the requirements under this section to establish an inmate's Medicaid coverage regardless of the inmate's medical need. Upon a determination that the inmate qualifies for Medicaid coverage, the office of the secretary of family and social services, division of family resources, shall authorize and then immediately suspend Medicaid coverage for those inmates not requiring immediate medical attention.
As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 10. Correctional Services and Programs
Chapter 12. Release Procedures
11-10-12-1. Committed Offenders; Return of Property, Issuance of Clothes
11-10-12-2. Committed Criminal Offender; Transportation; Money for Immediate Needs
11-10-12-3. Committed Delinquent Offenders; Transportation, Immediate Financial Needs
11-10-12-5. Assistance to Committed Offenders in Applying for Tanf
11-10-12-6. Committed Offender's Use of Internet for Employment Search; Restrictions