| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to medical expenses of inmates paid by a |
| 3 | county or municipality; amending s. 901.35, F.S.; |
| 4 | requiring that payments made by a county or municipality |
| 5 | to a provider for certain services for an arrested person |
| 6 | be made at the state's Medicaid rate; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 901.35, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 901.35 Financial responsibility for medical expenses.-- |
| 14 | (2) Upon a showing that reimbursement from the sources |
| 15 | listed in subsection (1) is not available, the costs of medical |
| 16 | care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation shall be |
| 17 | paid: |
| 18 | (a) From the general fund of the county in which the |
| 19 | person was arrested, if the arrest was for violation of a state |
| 20 | law or county ordinance; or |
| 21 | (b) From the municipal general fund, if the arrest was for |
| 22 | violation of a municipal ordinance. |
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| 24 | The responsibility of a county or municipality to pay for |
| 25 | payment of such medical costs shall exist only until such time |
| 26 | as an arrested person is released from the custody of the |
| 27 | arresting agency. Absent a formal written agreement between a |
| 28 | county or municipality and a provider, any payments made by the |
| 29 | county or municipality under this section to the provider for |
| 30 | medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation of |
| 31 | an arrested person shall be made at the state's Medicaid rate |
| 32 | for such services. |
| 33 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |