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Prisoner Medical Copayments

Item 401 #2h

Item 401 #2h

 First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of Corrections FY2021 $100,000 FY2022 $100,000 GF

Language
Page 397, line 12, strike "$235,090,748" and insert "$235,190,748".
 Page 397, line 12, strike "$239,137,689" and insert "$239,237,689".

Page 397, after line 21, insert:

"The Department shall not charge state-responsible inmates held in state correctional centers any co-payments for non-emergency medical care provided while such inmates are held in state confinement."

Explanation

(This amendment prohibits the Department of Corrections from charging co-payments for non-emergency medical care provided to inmates. This amendment is a placeholder until the final fiscal impact of the policy can be provided by the Department.)

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