Indiana § 11-10-12-5.3 Assistance in Medicaid application before release or discharge; timing
of assistance; Medicaid authorization

Indiana Statutes

§ 11-10-12-5.3 — Assistance in Medicaid application before release or discharge; timing of assistance; Medicaid authorization

Indiana § 11-10-12-5.3

Art. 10CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS

Ch. 12Release Procedures

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Ind. Code § 11-10-12-5.3 (2026).

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(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

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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.