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State of Washington
County of Jefferson
In the Matter of Urging Congress to
Amend Necessary Federal Statutes
to Allow Federal Financial Participation
in Payment of Medical Costs for
Individuals Incarcerated in County Jails
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RESOLUTION NO. ...2.0.-07
WHEREAS, the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, Part 435.1008 states
that federal financial participation (FFP) is not available in expenditures for services
provided to individuals who are inmates of public institutions; and,
WHEREAS, States being unable to assume the federal share of providing medical
services to FFP eligible persons being held in County jails and detention facilities, tend to
terminate or sometimes suspend eligibility; and,
WHEREAS, this immediate cessation of benefits occurs prior to the issuance of
formal charges or conviction; and,
WHEREAS, counties must provide medical services to all persons incarcerated in
local jails and detention facilities; and,
WHEREAS, as the result of this regulation to immediately cease FFP for medical
benefits, all costs of medical care must be borne solely by counties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, that the Board of Jefferson County
Commissioners requests and strongly urges Congress to amend necessary federal statutes
to allow federal financial participation for medical benefits to incarcerated individuals
until convicted and sentenced to secure detention.
APPROVEDAND SIGNED this
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