Pennsylvania HB282 amends eligibility for medical assistance for incarcerated individuals, allowing temporary suspension and establishing a reentry.
Pennsylvania HB282 amends the eligibility criteria for medical assistance for incarcerated individuals. It allows the temporary suspension of medical assistance for recipients who become incarcerated, with the suspension ceasing upon their release. The bill also authorizes the establishment of a reentry program for incarcerated individuals, providing them access to substance use disorder treatment, case management services, and a thirty-day supply of medication upon release.
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