§ 11-10-3-5 — Copayment requirements; exceptions

Indiana § 11-10-3-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 10: CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
• Ch. 3: Medical Care

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(a) This section does not apply to a person
committed to the department who:
(1) maintains a policy of insurance from a private company
covering:
(A) medical care;
(B) dental care;
(C) eye care; or
(D) any other health care related service; or
(2) is willing to pay for the person's own medical care.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person committed to the
department may be required to make a copayment in an amount of not
more than ten dollars ($10) for each provision of any of the following
services:
(1) Medical care.
(2) Dental care.
(3) Eye care.
(4) Any other health care related service.
(c) A person committed to the department is not required to make
the copayment under subsection (b) if:
(1) the person does not have funds in the person's commissary
account or trust account at the time the service is provided;
(2) the person does not have funds in the person's commissary
account or trust account within thirty (30) days after the service
is provided;
(3) the service is provided in an emergency;
(4) the service is provided as a result of an injury received in the
correctional facility; or
(5) the service is provided at the request of the administrator of
the correctional facility.
(d) Money collected under this section must be used to reimburse
the department whenever a person makes a copayment as a result of
health care related services provided during the person's confinement
in a correctional facility.
(e) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.143-1995, SEC.1.