(1) The department shall adopt rules
and policies providing that when youth who were enrolled in a
medical assistance program immediately prior to confinement are
released from confinement, their medical assistance coverage will
be fully reinstated on the day of their release, subject to any
expedited review of their continued eligibility for medical
assistance coverage that is required under federal or state law.
(2) The department, in collaboration with county juvenile
court administrators and regional support networks, shall
establish procedures for coordination between department field
offices, juvenile rehabilitation administration institutions, and
county juvenile courts that result in prompt reinstatement of
eligibility and speedy eligibility determinations for youth who
are likely to be eligible for medical assistance services upon
release from confinement. Procedures developed under this
subsection must address:
(a) Mechanisms for receiving medical assistance services'
applications on behalf of confined youth in anticipation of their
release from confinement;
(b) Expeditious review of applications filed by or on behalf
of confined youth and, to the extent practicable, completion of
the review before the youth is released; and
(c) Mechanisms for providing medical assistance services'
identity cards to youth eligible for medical assistance services
immediately upon their release from confinement.
(3) For purposes of this section, "confined" or
"confinement" means detained in a facility operated by or under
contract with the department of social and health services,
juvenile rehabilitation administration, or detained in a juvenile
detention facility operated under chapter 13.04 RCW.
(4) The department shall adopt standardized statewide
screening and application practices and forms designed to
facilitate the application of a confined youth who is likely to
be eligible for a medical assistance program.
[2007 c 359 § 8.]
NOTES:
Captions not law -- 2007 c 359: See note following RCW 71.36.005.