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18 U.S.C. § 4048

Fees for health care services for prisoners

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 4048, Fees for health care services for prisoners, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450086
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In this section— the term “health care provider” means any person who is— the term “health care visit”— does not include a visit initiated by a prisoner— the term “prisoner” means— Each fee assessed under this section shall be collected by the Director from the account of— Nothing in this section may be construed to permit any refusal of treatment to a prisoner on the basis that— Of amounts collected by the Director under this section from prisoners not subject to an order of restitution issued pursuant to section 3663 or 3663A— Each person who is or becomes a prisoner shall be provided with written and oral notices of the provisions of this section and the applicability of this section to the prisoner. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a fee under this section may not be assessed against, or collected from, such person— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000, and annually thereafter, the Director shall transmit to Congress a report, which shall include—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-294(S. 704)2000-10-12
    Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally