<prompt> Human: I know I lost my Social Security check while I was in there, but I dont know if the Affordable Care Act has different rules.  <response>: While you dont technically count as incarcerated for ACA purposes, you will likely qualify for a general hardship exemption. See this page for details, number 14: Basically, you just write in I was unable to purchase insurance because I was involuntarily committed to a residential rehabilitation program and had no income, or whatever the reason was, and hope that they say youre exempt from the penalty.That said, if they say no, the penalty will only be 2.5 of your income or 700 whichever is higher. 