; and (2) providing health care services for such individuals during such period. (c) Rule of construction Nothing under title XIX of the Social Security Act or any other provision of law precludes a State from reclassifying or suspending (rather than terminating) eligibility of an individual for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act while such individual is an inmate of a public institution. E Medicaid Partnership 5041. Short title This subtitle may be cited as the Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act or the Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act . 5042. Medicaid providers are required to note experiences in record systems to help in-need patients (a) Requirements under the Medicaid program relating to qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing certain controlled substances Title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1943 the following new section: 1944. Requirements relating to qualified prescription drug monitoring programs and prescribing certain controlled substances (a) In general Subject to subsection (d), beginning October 1, 2021, a State— (1) shall require each covered provider to check, in accordance with such timing, manner, and form as specified by the State, the prescription drug history of a covered individual being treated by the covered provider through a qualified prescription drug monitoring program described in subsection (b) before prescribing to such individual a controlled substance; and (2) in the case that such a provider is not able to conduct such a check despite a good faith effort by such provider— (A) shall require the provider to document such good faith effort, including the reasons why the provider was not able to conduct the check