Sec. 5a. (1) The county board of commissioners may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in providing medical care and treatment pursuant to sections 4 to 5. If a county board of commissioners seeks reimbursement pursuant to this section, reimbursement shall be sought only in the following order: (a) From the prisoner or person charged. (b) From insurance companies, health care corporations, or other sources if the prisoner or person charged is covered by an insurance policy, a certificate issued by a health care corporation, or other source for those expenses. (2) A prisoner in a county jail shall cooperate with the county in seeking reimbursement under subsection (1) for medical expenses incurred by the county for that prisoner. (3) A prisoner who wilfully refuses to cooperate as provided in subsection (2) shall not receive a reduction in his or her term under section 7 of Act No. 60 of the Public Acts of 1962, being section 801.257 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.5a
Reimbursement for medical expenses; cooperation by prisoner required; wilful refusal to cooperate
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 137 Mich. App. 324 - People v. Kramer (1984)
Most recently applied in 202 Mich. App. 245 - People v. Krieger (October 1993)
Add. 1982, Act 16, Imd
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