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Incarcerated individuals

CMS-required outcome

Incarcerated individuals receive timely access to inpatient services and receive a timely and accurate eligibility determination upon release.

Default metrics
  • Number/Percentage of individuals whose eligibility status was suspended due to incarceration, if applicable.
  • Number/Percentage of claims for inpatient services for incarcerated individuals.
  • Number/Percentage of claims paid for services other than inpatient services for incarcerated individuals.
Regulatory sources
  • For states, District of Columbia, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa:
  • - 42 CFR 435.1009
  • For Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands:
  • - 42 CFR 436.1005

Other Eligibility and Enrollment outcomes