Bill Title: As enacted, provides that an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will have eligibility for medical assistance suspended but not terminated during periods of actual incarceration; an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will be eligible for temporary reinstatement of medical assistance for care received outside of a jail or correctional facility in a hospital or other health care facility for more than 24 hours; and a public institution may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew assistance for such individuals prior to their release from the public institution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 33; Title 38; Title 41; Title 56 and Title 71.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-29 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 926 [HB1904 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1	2014-04-15	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee	2014-04-09	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) HEALTH COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee	2014-03-26	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Health Committee	2014-03-11	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View

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