Institutions 510-05-35-95-05

 

General Statement (Coverage for Inmates Receiving Inpatient Care in Certain Medical Institutions) 510-05-35-95-05-05

(Revised 1/1/18 ML #3508)

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As a general rule, an individual becomes ineligible for Medicaid coverage when he or she is incarcerated and is an inmate with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) or a county jail. The 2011 Legislature passed Senate Bill 2024 which required the Department to expand Medicaid coverage to include Medicaid-covered services provided to an inmate who is admitted as an inpatient in certain Medical Institutions. This provision became effective with the benefit month of October 1, 2015, with the implementation of the ND Health Enterprise System (MMIS).