Substitute for Raised H.B. No. 5474
Session Year 2026
 


AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

To (1) require the Department of Correction to update its plan for medical care for persons who are incarcerated and report various information concerning medical care organized by correctional institution in an annual report, and (2) establish the position of Correction Medical Deputy Ombuds to oversee efforts to obtain Medicaid for eligible persons who are incarcerated prior to discharge from a correctional institution.

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Government Oversight Committee

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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 4/1/2026(LCO)File Number 333
 4/1/2026House Calendar Number 252
 4/1/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
 4/1/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/26/2026(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
 3/17/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/17/2026(GOS)Joint Favorable Substitute
 3/6/2026Public Hearing 03/10
 3/5/2026Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight

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