Due Process Continuity of Care Act (Medicaid for Pretrial Detainees)
Current understanding
HR1510 would amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy to allow states the option to provide Medicaid benefits to individuals held in pretrial detention who have not been convicted of a crime, and would authorize state planning grants to support implementation. The bill targets a known coverage gap affecting people detained pretrial — often for inability to post bail — who lose Medicaid eligibility despite the presumption of innocence, with practical effects on continuity of care for chronic conditions, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2025-09-08 — Due Process Continuity of Care Act: cross-connection with federal-prison-medical-care: Both address healthcare access for people in custody: HR1510 targets Medicaid continuity for pretrial (unconvicted) detainees, while federal prison medical care standards govern healthcare for sentenced federal prisoners. (novelty: 3)