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Ohio Revised Code Title LI. Public Welfare § 5166.50

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(A) Within one year of the effective date of this section, the department of medicaid shall apply for a medicaid waiver component to provide reentry services to medicaid-eligible imprisoned individuals for ninety days before an imprisoned individual's expected release date.  The benefits provided shall include:

(1) Mental health services;

(2) Behavioral health services;

(3) Substance use disorder treatment and related services;

(4) A thirty-day supply of prescription medication at the time of release, including medication administered by injection.

(B) The department shall implement the medicaid waiver component within one year after approval from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services.

(C)(1) If the department is unable to apply for the medicaid waiver component within the time frame specified in division (A) of this section, the department shall request an extension of up to thirty days from the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.

(2) If the department is unable to implement the medicaid waiver component within the time frame specified in division (B) of this section, the department shall request an extension for the amount of time needed to implement the waiver component from the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.

(D) If the medicaid waiver component is not approved by the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services, the department shall reapply for the waiver within four years after the effective date of this section.

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