Sec. 5a.
(1) The county board of commissioners may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in providing medical care and treatment pursuant to sections 4 to 5. If a county board of commissioners seeks reimbursement pursuant to this section, reimbursement shall be sought only in the following order:
(a) From the prisoner or person charged.
(b) From insurance companies, health care corporations, or other sources if the prisoner or person charged is covered by an insurance policy, a certificate issued by a health care corporation, or other source for those expenses.
(2) A prisoner in a county jail shall cooperate with the county in seeking reimbursement under subsection (1) for medical expenses incurred by the county for that prisoner.
(3) A prisoner who wilfully refuses to cooperate as provided in subsection (2) shall not receive a reduction in his or her term under section 7 of Act No. 60 of the Public Acts of 1962, being section 801.257 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: Add. 1982, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1982
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 801 - Jails and Workhouses
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (801.1 - 801.27)
Section 801.1 - County Jails; Use as Prisons.
Section 801.2 - Solitary Imprisonment; Execution of Sentence.
Section 801.3 - Solitary Imprisonment; Intercourse With Other Persons.
Section 801.6 - Prisoners; Separation.
Section 801.7 - Prisoners; Conversations.
Section 801.8 - Prisoners; Food.
Section 801.9 - Repealed. 2015, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016.
Section 801.11 - Prisoners; Working Conditions, Transportation, Meals, Lodging.
Section 801.12 - Prisoners; Compensation; Record, Report.
Section 801.13 - Jail of Contiguous County; Designation for Use; Removal of Prisoners.
Section 801.14-801.15 - Repealed. 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
Section 801.16-801.21 - Repealed. 1959, Act 7, Eff. Mar. 29, 1960.
Section 801.22 - Keeper's Calendar of Prisoners; Contents, Delivery to Court.
Section 801.23 - Discharge of Unindicted Persons.
Section 801.26 - Repealed. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991.