(A) Hereafter, upon passage of this section, the County Sheriff is hereby authorized, ordered and directed to require any inmate who is situated and otherwise confined in the County Security Center to make a co-payment in the amount of $15 when the inmate is provided with the following services:
(1) Medical care;
(2) Dental care;
(3) Eye care; or
(4) Any other health care related service.
(B) This section shall not apply to or otherwise be enforced upon any inmate who maintains a policy of insurance from a private company covering medical care, dental care, eye care or other health care related services or to an inmate who is willing to pay for his or her own medical care as above set forth or any inmate who is committed to the Department of Corrections.
(C) A person confined to the County Security Center is not required to make the above-stated medical co-payment if the following circumstances exist:
(1) The inmate does not have funds in his or her commissary account or trust account at the time the service is provided and does not have any funds in the commissary account or trust account within 60 days after the above-referenced medical services provided to the inmate;
(2) The service provided is an emergency;
(3) The service provided is as a result of an injury received in the County Security Center; and/or
(4) The service is provided at the request of the County Sheriff or his or her authorized agent or representative.
(D) Any and all monies collected from the inmates pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be deposited and receipted by the Sheriff of the county into the Office of the County Auditor and the funds shall be placed in the General Fund of the county, pursuant to I.C. 11-12-5-5.
(Council Ord. 2002-4, passed 12-10-2002)