(A) This section does not apply to a person confined in the county jail who:
(1) Maintains a policy of insurance from a private company covering:
(a) Medical care;
(b) Dental care;
(c) Eye care; or
(d) Other healthcare-related services, including jail nurse.
(2) Is willing to pay for the person’s own medical care; or
(3) Is committed to the Department of Corrections.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) below, a person confined to a county jail may be required to make a co-payment in an amount of not more than $7 for each prescription handled, and not more than $15 for each provision of any of the following services (if provided):
(1) Medical care;
(2) Dental care;
(3) Eye care; or
(4) Other healthcare-related services, including jail nurse visits.
(C) A person confined to a county jail is not required to make a co-payment under division (B) above 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 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 county jail; or
(5) The service is provided at the request of the Sheriff or Jail Administrator.
(D) The County Sheriff shall:
(1) Collect the co-payment funds described in division (B) above;
(2) Deposit those funds into a separate account and forward those funds to the County Auditor on a monthly basis; and
(3) Maintain records of all transactions, and make those records available to the County Auditor upon request.
(E) The County Auditor shall deposit all funds received into the county’s Medical Care for Inmates Fund.
(F) The county’s Medical Care for Inmates Fund shall be used as determined and appropriated by the County Sheriff.
(G) (1) This section shall not become effective until it shall have been advertised pursuant to I.C. 5-3-1 once each week for two consecutive weeks in two newspapers published in the county.
(2) Further, this section shall not become effective until it shall have been posted in a conspicuous place within the confines of the county jail/correctional facility so as to be available for inmate inspection for a continuous period of at least 30 days.
(Ord. 2007-XV, passed 10-2-2007)