Requesting Congress to lawfully change the Medicaid eligibility requirements to give states the option to provide Medicaid services to persons in jail pending disposition.
Kevin Jensen,Wayne Steinhauer
Senate Concurrent Resolution·Last action Mar 5, 2019
This resolution asks Congress to change federal Medicaid rules to allow South Dakota and other states to cover Medicaid services for people who are in jail waiting for their cases to be resolved. Currently, federal law generally stops Medicaid coverage once someone is jailed, which means states cannot use Medicaid to pay for their medical care while incarcerated. The resolution does not change South Dakota law itself but instead requests that Congress give states the option to provide this coverage.