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2.5.5 Hospitalized Incarcerated People
In general, people incarcerated in a state prison, county detention facility, or city jail are not eligible for Medical Assistance (MA) coverage. See the MA Living Arrangement policy for more information. However, a person incarcerated in one of the following facilities may qualify for MA payment for inpatient hospital or nursing facility care.
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State prison, county detention facility, or city jail for adults. A person incarcerated in one of these facilities remains incarcerated, and thus ineligible for MA benefits, if the person:
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is in a work-release program that requires the person to return to the facility during non-work hours or
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has been sent by the court or correctional facility to a chemical dependency residential treatment program while serving a sentence and must return to the correctional facility after completing treatment.
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Secure juvenile facilities licensed by Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) that are for holding, evaluation and detention
See the MA Living Arrangement policy for more information.
A person must meet the eligibility requirements that match their basis of eligibility. People are in one of the following eligibility groups:
This subchapter includes policies that apply to MA for hospitalized incarcerated people (MA-HIP) who are incarcerated and links to policies that apply to all MA programs and all Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) programs.