139.06 MEDICAL CARE FOR PRISONERS.

   (a)   As used in this section:

      (1)   "Medical provider" means a physician, hospital, laboratory, pharmacy, or other health care provider that is not employed by or under contract to or with the Village to provide medical services to a person who is imprisoned in an institution and the person is under the control of, or was imprisoned at the direction of, or in custody of, the Village and/or a law enforcement officer of the Village.

      (2)   "Medically necessary care" means medical care of a non-elective nature that cannot be postponed until after the person who is imprisoned, as set forth in subsection (a)(1) hereof, is released, without endangering the life or health of the person.

   (b)   The Village is not liable for medical care that is not medically necessary.

   (c)   If the Village is found to be liable for medically necessary care, the Village's liability to pay or reimburse for medical care that is medically necessary care is limited to an amount not exceeding the amount Medicaid would pay for the care provided if Medicaid covered the same kind of medically necessary care.

(Ord. 2009-19. Passed 6-15-09.)