§ 500-H — Payment of costs for medical and dental services

§ 500-h. Payment of costs for medical and dental services. 1.\nDiagnoses, tests, studies or analyses for the diagnosis of a disease or\ndisability, and care and treatment by a hospital, as defined in article\ntwenty-eight of the public health law, or by a physician, or by a\ndentist to incarcerated individuals of a local correctional facility\nwhich are provided by a county or the city of New York shall be\navailable without cost or charge to the incarcerated individuals\nreceiving such examinations, care or treatment.\n 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,\nany county or the city of New York may, by local law, provide that such\nentity may be reimbursed for costs paid pursuant to subdivision one of\nthis section from any third party coverage or indemnification carried by\nan incarcerated individual. Such third party coverage or indemnification\nshall first be applied against the total cost to the hospital or other\nprovider as established in accordance with the provisions of section\ntwenty-eight hundred seven of the public health law relating to rates of\npayment of an individual's care and treatment, as provided herein.\n