SB0379 - Tennessee: Correction, Dept. Of, State Inmates

Companion Bill HB0131. Correction, Dept. of - Requires the department of correction to establish a plan in which state inmates are charged a co-pay amount for medical services provided by the state. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for SB0379 / *HB0131Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0379 / *HB0131 Present law requires the department of correction to provide adequate medical care at all prison facilities. This bill requires the department of correction to establish and implement a plan to charge state-housed inmates a co-pay for any medical care, treatment, pharmacy services, or substance abuse treatment that is provided to the inmate by a licensed provider. The department may not deny such care to an inmate who cannot pay the co-pay amount [...]

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