and the recipient shall continue to receive medical assistance
upon notification of an inmate's release from the correctional
institution, subject to the eligibility requirements under the
Commonwealth's approved Title XIX State Plan.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), upon [notification from
a correctional institution of an inmate's release and] the
department's receipt of an inmate's application, the department
shall determine the inmate's eligibility for medical assistance.
Except as provided under [subsection] subsections (a)(4) and (5)
and (e) and to the extent consistent with Federal law, medical
assistance may not be provided until the date of the inmate's
release.
(e) Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d) and subject to
Federal approval, beginning January 1, 2026, the department is
authorized to establish a reentry program under the medical
assistance program for recipients who are incarcerated in a
correctional institution. The following apply:
(1) The reentry program shall, at a minimum, provide
eligible recipients access to the following:
(i) Substance use disorder treatment and case management
services prior to release from a participating correctional
institution.
(ii) A thirty-day supply of medication upon release from a
participating correctional institution.
(2) A county may request to have its county correctional
institution participate in the reentry program. The following
apply:
(i) The request to participate must be on a form and contain
the information as the department prescribes.
(ii) The application to the department must be adopted by a
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