Ch. 473                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b) The sheriff shall provide food and board for all prisoners committed to the
sheriff's charge and food and other articles for the comfort of sick prisoners as the
physician attending the prisoners may deem necessary, the expense of which shall be paid
by the county or Baltimore City,

(c) Sick, injured, or disabled prisoners including those committed to the
Commissioner of Pretrial Detention and Services shall be responsible for reimbursing the
county or the State, as appropriate for the payment of all medical care, and shall furnish
the sheriff with the following information:

(1) The existence of any health insurance, group health plan, or prepaid
medical care coverage under which the prisoner is insured;

(2) The eligibility for benefits under the Maryland Medical Assistance
Program to which the prisoner is entitled;

(3) The name and address of the third party payor; and

(4) The policy or other identifying number.

(d) (1) This subsection does not apply to a visit by an inmate to a medical unit
or a physician, dentist, or optometrist if the visit is:

(i) Required as part of the intake process;

(ii) Required for an initial physical examination;

(iii) Due to a referral by a nurse or physician assistant;

(iv) Initiated, as a follow-up visit, by a medical professional from the
detention center;

(v) Initiated by a medical or mental health staff member of the
detention center; or

(vi) Required for necessary treatment.

(2) (i) In addition to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the
governing body of each county and, in the case of Baltimore City, the Department of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, shall set a reasonable fee not to exceed $4 for
each visit by an inmate to an institutional medical unit or noninstitutional physician,
dentist, or optometrist.

(ii) The per visit fee shall be deducted from an inmate's spending
financial account, reserve financial account, or similar account held by the Sheriff on
behalf of the inmate.

(3) The funds collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the
general fund of the county, or in the case of Baltimore City, in the General Fund of the

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