HOUSE BILL NO. 6159

November 26, 2024, Introduced by Reps. O'Neal, Brabec, Price, Brenda Carter, Dievendorf, Young, Neeley, Tyrone Carter, Morgan, Rheingans and Hope and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled

"Corrections code of 1953,"

by amending section 67a (MCL 791.267a), as added by 1996 PA 234.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 67a. (1) A prisoner who receives nonemergency medical, dental, or optometric services at his or her request is responsible for a copayment fee to the department for those services, as determined by the department. If the prisoner is a minor, the prisoner's parent or guardian is also responsible for a copayment fee imposed under this section.

(1) (2) A prisoner who intentionally injures himself or herself, and receives emergency medical care for that injury, is responsible for the entire cost of the medical care. , rather than the copayment described in subsection (1).

(2) (3) The department shall determine whether those prisoners who injure themselves intentionally shall will be housed in a facility designed to allow on-site medical treatment of those injuries. Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this section, September 30, 1997, the director of the department shall report to the legislature on the feasibility and cost of implementing this subsection.