Processes to Suspend and Reinstate Medicaid Coverage for Incarcerated Adults

As of January 2026

Location	Process for Suspending Coverage	Method of Notifying Medicaid Agency of Release from Incarceration	Number of Days in Advance of Individual's Release Medicaid Agency Receives Notice
United States	Automated process: 6<br> Mostly automated process: 14<br> Mostly manual process: 6<br> Manual process: 22	Information shared before release: 18<br> Information shared after release: 13<br> Individual notifies after release: 8<br> Information received in multiple ways before and after release: 9	Up to 7 days: 4<br> 15-30 days: 9<br> 60-90 days: 3<br> Varies: 7<br> When release date is available: 3
Alabama	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alaska	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
Arizona	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Arkansas	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
California	Mostly manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	<7 days
Colorado	Fully manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	Varies
Connecticut	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	30 days
Delaware	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	As soon as Corrections agency has release date
District of Columbia	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Florida	NR	NR	NR
Georgia	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Hawaii	Mostly manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	Varies
Idaho	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	NR
Illinois	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Indiana	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Iowa	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	30 days
Kansas	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	<7 days
Kentucky	Mostly manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
Louisiana	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	Varies
Maine	Fully manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	Varies
Maryland	Mostly manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	60 days
Massachusetts	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	30 days
Michigan	Fully automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Minnesota	Fully manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	Varies
Mississippi	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Missouri	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	7 days
Montana	Mostly automated process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	30 days
Nebraska	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	60 days
Nevada	Fully manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	30 days
New Hampshire	Mostly manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	90 days
New Jersey	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
New Mexico	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
New York	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	30 days
North Carolina	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
North Dakota	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	7 days
Ohio	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	Varies
Oklahoma	Mostly automated process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	N/A
Oregon	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
Pennsylvania	Mostly automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	15 days
Rhode Island	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
South Carolina	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
South Dakota	Fully manual process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
Tennessee	Fully automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	Varies
Texas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Utah	Mostly manual process	Information received in multiple ways before and after release	30 days
Vermont	Fully automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Virginia	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency after release	N/A
Washington	Fully automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	As soon as Corrections agency has release date
West Virginia	Fully automated process	Individual notifies after return	N/A
Wisconsin	Fully manual process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	As soon as Corrections agency has release date
Wyoming	Fully automated process	Information shared by Corrections agency before release	30 days

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