(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, a person confined to the county jail shall be required to make a co-payment for health care services as follows:
(1) Medical care: $15;
(2) Dental care: 15;
(3) Eye care: $15;
(4) Any other health care related service: 15; and
(5) Prescription drugs: actual co-pay. Maximum $15 per prescription or refill.
(B) This section does not apply to a person confined to the county jail who maintains a policy of insurance from a private company covering the services listed above, or one who is willing to pay for his or her own medical care.
(C) Any person confined to the county jail shall not be required to make a co-payment under this section if:
(1) The person does not have funds in the person’s commissary or trust account at the time the service is provided;
(2) The person does not have funds in the person’s commissary or trust account within 60 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 jail; or
(5) The service is provided at the request of the Sheriff or Jail Administrator.
(D) Money collected under this section shall be deposited into a fund from which payments for inmates’ medical care are made.
(E) The medical care expenses of a person committed to the county jail by another county are the responsibility of the committing county. The medical care expenses of a person committed to the county jail by the Department of Corrections are the responsibility of the Department of Corrections.
(F) Rules for implementing this section must be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the county.
(Ord. 2004-4, passed 4-19-2004)