Indiana § 11-12-5-9 Assistance in applying for Medicaid before release or discharge; timing
of assistance; notice

Indiana Statutes

§ 11-12-5-9 — Assistance in applying for Medicaid before release or discharge; timing of assistance; notice

Indiana § 11-12-5-9

Art. 12COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

Ch. 5County Jails: Work; Temporary Release

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Ind. Code § 11-12-5-9 (2026).

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(a)This section is effective beginning September 1, 2015.

(b)For an offender who is incarcerated for less than thirty (30) days, a sheriff, in consultation with the county executive or a person designated by the county executive, may:

(1)assist an offender in applying for Medicaid; and

(2)act as the offender's Medicaid authorized representative as described in IC 11-10-3-7; so that the offender might be eligible for coverage when the offender is subsequently released from the county jail.

(c)Before an offender who has been incarcerated in a county jail or a facility listed in IC 12-15-1-20.4(a)(1) for at least thirty (30) days is released or discharged from the county jail or facility, the sheriff, in consultation with the county executive or a person designated by the county executiv

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(a) This section is effective beginning
September 1, 2015.
(b) For an offender who is incarcerated for less than thirty (30) days,
a sheriff, in consultation with the county executive or a person
designated by the county executive, may:
(1) assist an offender in applying for Medicaid; and
(2) act as the offender's Medicaid authorized representative as
described in IC 11-10-3-7;
so that the offender might be eligible for coverage when the offender
is subsequently released from the county jail.
(c) Before an offender who has been incarcerated in a county jail or
a facility listed in IC 12-15-1-20.4(a)(1) for at least thirty (30) days is
released or discharged from the county jail or facility, the sheriff, in
consultation with the county executive or a person designated by the
county executive in the county in which the incarcerated person is
located shall assist the offender in applying for Medicaid, if eligible, 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
offender might be eligible for coverage when the offender is
subsequently released from the county jail.
(d) The sheriff shall provide the assistance described in subsection
(c) in sufficient time to ensure that the offender will be able to receive
coverage at the time the offender is released from the county jail.
(e) A county executive may contract with any entity that complies
with IC 27-19-2-12, including a hospital or outreach eligibility worker,
to assist with Medicaid applications under this section. A county
executive may develop intergovernmental agreements with other
counties to provide both authorized representative and health navigator
services required under this section. Upon a determination that an
incarcerated individual 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.