WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 520

(I) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES MAY SHALL ASSESS
REASONABLE FEES A REASONABLE FEE NOT TO EXCEED $4 FOR EACH VISIT BY A
PRISONER TO A MEDICAL UNIT, PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, OR OPTOMETRIST FOR HEALTH
CARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO PRISONERS HOUSED IN ANY CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

(2) THE SECRETARY MAY NOT ASSESS A FEE UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF
THIS SUBSECTION FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT ARE:

(I)      REQUIRED AS A PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS;

(II)     REQUIRED FOR AN INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

(III) INITIATED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO PROVIDES
HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INMATES WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY
REFERRAL FROM ONE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO ANOTHER OR A REQUIRES
FOLLOW-UP VISIT;

(III) DUE TO A REFERRAL BY A NURSE OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT;

(IV) INITIATED, AS A FOLLOW-UP VISIT, BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY;

(IV) (V) REQUIRED FOR NECESSARY EMERGENCY TREATMENT;
OR

(V) REQUIRED FOR PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS, PRENATAL CARE, OR
FAMILY PLANNING.

(VI) INITIATED BY A MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH STAFF MEMBER OF
THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

(2) (3) THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT AND COLLECT THE FEES
AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1994.

Approved May 26, 1994.

CHAPTER 520
(Senate Bill 838)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

FOR the purpose of requiring that certain motor carrier regulations adopted by the

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