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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |106 Effective Month: September 2018 INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS personal living activities or training in socialization. Supervised community residential facilities (half-way houses) provided the resident has freedom of movement as follows: • Resident is free to work outside the facility, • Resident is able to use community resources (grocery stores, schools, libraries, recreational facilities), • Resident can seek health care in the community the same as other Medicaid enrollees. Residential Reentry Centers operated by prisons. These are facilities where inmates live while serving a term of incarceration. Childcare institutions licensed by the state that are not operated primarily for the detention of children determined to be delinquent. Correctional facilities organized for the primary purpose of involuntary confinement. Public educational or vocational training institutions for the purpose of securing an education or vocation. Hospitals operated by prisons. Public shelters or housing provided to homeless individuals. 102.12.02 INMATE STATUS INDIVIDUALS NOT CONSIDERED INMATES INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERED INMATES Individuals who are on parole, probation, or have been released to the community pending trial are not considered inmates. NOTE: Individuals in violation of the terms of their parole or probation remain potentially eligible for Medicaid even though SSI or Social Security Disability benefits have been terminated due to fugitive status. If otherwise eligible, such fugitives can qualify An individual of any age that is in custody and held involuntarily through operation of law enforcement authorities in a public institution.