Introduced by Sen. Bruce Caswell R-Hillsdale on July 16, 2014
To require the state to suspend but not terminate Medicaid eligibility for an individual with a “serious emotional disturbance” or mental illness if the person is in jail, prison, a state mental health inpatient program or a “youth correctional center.” This would permit the individual to start getting Medicaid benefits again immediately after release. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2014