PENAL INSTITUTIONS Jails: Provide for Recoupment of Money from Inmates for Medical Services Provided to Inmates Not Eligible for Health Insurance Benefits; Provide for Deductions from Inmate Accounts for Certain Damages and Medical Costs

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

Act Number 1005 allows a governing authority to file civil action against an inmate to seek reimbursement for the costs of medical care provided to such inmate while incarcerated if the inmate is not eligible for health insurance benefits. Act Number 951 allows an officer in charge to require an inmate to furnish his or her health insurance information and allows for a reasonable deduction from money credited to an inmate account to repay the costs of willful property damage, medical treatment, attempted escapes, and quelling a riot.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, PENAL INSTITUTIONS Jails: Provide for Recoupment of Money from Inmates for Medical Services Provided to Inmates Not Eligible for Health Insurance Benefits; Provide for Deductions from Inmate Accounts for Certain Damages and Medical Costs, 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol13/iss1/58