Department of Corrections to deduct nonemergency medical expenses from inmate accounts
Laws, 1995, ch. 601, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1995.
(1) The responsibility for paying the expenses of nonemergency medical care, treatment and medicine of an inmate is the responsibility of the inmate receiving the care, treatment and medicine.
(2) The Department of Corrections is authorized to deduct the payment for nonemergency medical care, treatment and medicine from an inmate’s account and accept payment from other reimbursement programs.
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