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MI HB6524
Bill
Status
11/27/2018
Primary Sponsor
Beau LaFave
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AI Summary
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Prisoners receiving nonemergency medical, dental, or optometric services at their request must pay a copayment fee determined by the Department of Corrections, with parents or guardians of minor prisoners also responsible for the copayment.
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Prisoners who intentionally injure themselves and receive emergency medical care are responsible for the entire cost of that medical care rather than a standard copayment.
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The Department of Corrections must determine whether prisoners who intentionally injure themselves will be housed in facilities designed for on-site medical treatment of those injuries.
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Prisoners who receive gender reassignment surgery at their request are responsible for paying the entire cost of the treatment.
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The bill takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Corrections; prisoners; gender transition-related surgical procedures for a prisoner; require prisoner to pay the entire cost. Amends sec. 67a of 1953 PA 232 (MCL 791.267a).
State agencies (existing): corrections
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/27/2018
11/28/2018