Finds that youth temporarily detained in county detention facilities are often in need of medical or mental health services. The legislature intends to use an opportunity in federal law to provide medicaid funded services for medicaid eligible youth temporarily detained in these facilities.

Provides that, in determining payment for services under medicaid, Title XIX of the federal social security act, the department shall interpret 42 C.F.R. 435.1008 and 42 C.F.R. 435.1009 to allow payment for services on behalf of a medicaid enrolled youth who is temporarily placed in a juvenile detention facility. Temporary placement shall be defined as until adjudication or up to sixty continuous days, whichever occurs first.