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2003 SESSION
HB 2222 Financial responsibility of localities; medical treatment of inmates.
Introduced by: W. Benny Keister | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Financial responsibility of sheriffs and localities for medical treatment of inmates. Clarifies that a sheriff, jail superintendent or a locality is not required to pay for the medical treatment of an inmate for an injury, illness, or condition that existed prior to the inmate's commitment to a local or regional facility, except that medical treatment shall not be withheld for any communicable diseases or life-threatening conditions. This bill is identical to SB 1169.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Financial responsibility of sheriffs and localities for medical treatment of inmates. Clarifies that a sheriff, jail superintendent or a locality is not required to pay for the medical treatment of an inmate for an injury, illness, or condition that existed prior to the inmate's commitment to a local or regional facility, except that medical treatment shall not be withheld for any communicable diseases or life-threatening conditions. This bill is identical to SB 1169.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Financial responsibility of sheriffs and localities for medical treatment of inmates. Clarifies that a sheriff, jail superintendent or a locality is not required to pay for the medical treatment of an inmate for an injury, illness, or condition that existed prior to the inmate's commitment to a local or regional facility.