(A) Pursuant to I.C. 11-12-5-5, a person confined to a county jail is required to make a co-payment in an amount of $15 for each provision of any of the following services, except the original prescription of medications, which is $5:
(1) Medical care;
(2) Dental care;
(3) Eye care; and
(4) Any other healthcare related service.
(B) A person confined to a county jail is not required to make the co-payment under division (A) 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 as 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.
(C) This section does not apply to a person confined to a 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) Any other health care related service; or
(2) Is willing to pay for the person’s own medical care.
(D) Money collected must be deposited into the County Medical Care for Inmates Fund.
(Ord. 2002-9A, passed 9-30-02)