Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a person committed to the department who: (1) maintains a policy of insurance from a private company covering: (A) medical care; (B) dental care; (C) eye care; or (D) any other health care related service; or (2) is willing to pay for the person's own medical care. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person committed to the department may be required to make a copayment in an amount of not more than ten dollars ($10) for each provision of any of the following services: (1) Medical care. (2) Dental care. (3) Eye care. (4) Any other health care related service. (c) A person committed to the department is not required to make the copayment under subsection (b) if: (1) the person does not have funds in the person's commissary account or trust account at the time the service is provided; (2) the person does not have funds in the person's commissary account or trust account within thirty (30) days after the service is provided; (3) the service is provided in an emergency; (4) the service is provided as a result of an injury received in the correctional facility; or (5) the service is provided at the request of the administrator of the correctional facility. (d) Money collected under this section must be used to reimburse the department whenever a person makes a copayment as a result of health care related services provided during the person's confinement in a correctional facility. (e) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
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