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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to HEALTH CARE fees OF DETAINEES AND COMMITTED PERSONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"§353- Medical,
dental, or mental health services or treatment; fees prohibited. Notwithstanding section 353-13.5, the department of corrections and
rehabilitation shall not assess any fees upon detainees or committed persons
for any medical, dental, or health services or treatment; provided that the medical,
dental, or health services or treatment is provided within a public correctional
institution that is in the State.
"Medical, dental, or health services or treatment" shall include:
(1) Medication;
(2) Prosthetic purchases;
(3) Detainee or committed person elective physician visits, including dietetic consultations that are unrelated to a medical condition or chronic disease;
(4) Detainee or committed person elective medical and dental procedures; and
(5) Treatment
for self-induced injuries."
SECTION 2. Section 353-13.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["§353-13.1 Nonemergency medical, dental, mental health
services or treatment; intentional injury; payment by inmates. (a)
The department of corrections and rehabilitation may develop policies
and procedures governing the assessment of fees upon detainees and committed
persons who receive certain medical, dental, or mental health services or
treatment. In adopting these policies
and procedures, the department shall safeguard the health and welfare of
detainees and committed persons.
(b) The policies and procedures shall enable the
department to assess fees upon detainees and committed persons who:
(1) Request certain nonemergency
medical, dental, or mental health services or treatment; or
(2) Intentionally inflict injury to
themselves.
(c) The policies and procedures shall include an
appeals process to allow a detainee or committed person to appeal the
assessment.
(d) The department of corrections and
rehabilitation may adopt policies and procedures to establish a fee schedule
for medical, dental, and mental health services or treatment under the
following conditions:
(1) Fees shall be assessed from the
detained or committed person's individual trust account pursuant to section
353-20; and
(2) Fees shall not be assessed if the
individual trust account balance is less than $10; provided that the department
may implement a procedure to recover fees in the future."]
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Inmates; Detainees; Committed Persons; Medical, Dental, or Mental Health Services or Treatment; Fees Prohibited
Description:
Prohibits the assessment of fees upon inmates for medical, dental, or mental health services or treatment that is provided within a public correctional institution in the State.
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.