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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho authorizes Medicaid transition services and health screenings for juveniles within 30 days of release from correctional facilities
Last action · February 4, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
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What This Bill Proposed
MEDICAID – Adds to existing law to provide legislative approval for a state plan amendment regarding incarcerated juveniles transition services.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
eligible juveniles who are within thirty (30) days of the date they are scheduled to be released from a correctional facility
Department of Health and Welfare
The department is authorized and required to seek and submit a Medicaid state plan amendment by July 1, 2026.
Key Facts
- The Department of Health and Welfare is directed to submit a Medicaid state plan amendment by July 1, 2026, pursuant to section 1902 of the Social Security Act.
- Eligible juveniles must be within thirty (30) days of their scheduled release from a correctional facility following adjudication.
- Authorized services include medical, behavioral health, or dental screening and diagnostic services, and targeted case management services including referrals.
- Services are restricted so they shall not be construed to authorize services beyond those required by section 1902 of the social security act on or before July 1, 2026.
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- The services included in the state plan shall not commence before July 1, 2027.
- Implementation of the services is explicitly subject to legislative appropriation.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must the state plan amendment be submitted?
When can incarcerated juveniles begin receiving these transition services?
Which juveniles are eligible for these transition services?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 4, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 3, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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