2008 Senate Bill 1262

Clarify prisoner health care cost allocation

Introduced in the Senate

April 17, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R-22)

To establish that if medical care or treatment is provided to an individual in the physical custody of a law enforcement agency or the state Department of Corrections, the cost is the responsibility of the law enforcement agency or the department that has physical custody when the cost is incurred.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations