Justice Involved Reentry Program

  Justice Involved Individuals Re-Entry Program

Nevada is undertaking two initiatives to provide targeted health care services to better support youth and adults transitioning from incarceration. First, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA, 2023), specifically Section 5121, requires states starting January 1, 2025, to provide:
  • Before and after release case management services.
  • Screening and diagnostic services. 
 

These services will be provided to youth who are under age 21, and former foster youth up to age 26 who are post-disposition for 30 days prior to their release.

Second, Assembly Bill 389 passed in June 2023, requires Nevada Medicaid to seek federal approval to provide certain services to incarcerated Medicaid-eligible individuals, including youth, for up to 90 days prior to their release. 

 

Nevada Reentry Initiative Current State Assessment Survey

DHCFP has developed a survey to gather information from Correctional Facilities to better understand current reentry and other services and supports provided to incarcerated individuals including:  

  • Current Medicaid eligibility and enrollment processes,
  • Case management and reentry planning services,
  • IT system infrastructure and data sharing systems and practices.

Your responses to the following questions will help inform how DHCFP implements these new reentry initiatives for youth and adults and successfully facilitate the roll-out of new pre-release services.  Your input is appreciated and will assist this population you serve obtain greater access, continuity of care, break cycles, reduce recidivism, and mitigate risk and liability. The survey will take about 25 minutes to complete.  

Start the survey here.

Who is impacted?

  • Medicaid members
  • Carceral Facilities, including but not limited to, Juvenile Detention Centers Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC), County Jails
  • Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)
  • Dental Benefits Administrator (DBA)
  • Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and sister agencies:
    • Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP - Nevada Medicaid)
    • Division of Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS)
    • Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
    • Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS)

Goals

 

  • Provide certain justice-involved youth and adults with Medicaid/CHIP who were previously excluded because they were inmates.
  • Leverage existing providers in the carceral setting by enrolling those providers with Nevada Medicaid to deliver the mandatory services outlined in Section 5121 of the CAA, 2023 and AB 389.
  • Identify internal and external stakeholders.
  • Utilize and enhance the data exchange agreements between DHHS agencies and correctional partners.
  • Develop and submit State Plan Amendments (SPA) to enable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) claiming for provisions of services required under the CAA, 2023.
  • Update Medicaid Services Manual (MSM) and/or Medicaid operations Manual (MOM) to outline the regulations for provision of required services under CAA, 2023 and AB 389.
  • Determine the level of impact to the MCOs and DBA.

 

Timeline

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