Department of correction and sheriff as Medicaid authorized

representative Sec. 2.5. (a) The department of correction is, for an inmate described in IC 11-10-3-7(b), the inmate's Medicaid authorized representative. (b) A sheriff who: (1) agrees to the requirements set forth in IC 36-2-13-19; and (2) applies for Medicaid for a person who: (A) is subject to lawful detention; and (B) is described in IC 36-2-13-19; is the inmate's Medicaid authorized representative. As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.11.