House
File
685
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
685
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
137)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
payment
of
required
medical
aid
provided
1
to
prisoners
of
county
jails.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
MEDICAL
AID
PROVIDED
TO
PRISONERS
OF
COUNTY
1
JAILS.
The
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
association,
2
the
Iowa
state
association
of
counties,
and
the
Iowa
hospital
3
association
shall
review
current
processes
for
payment
of
4
medical
aid
provided
to
prisoners
of
county
jails
under
5
chapters
356
and
804.
The
groups
shall
consider
and
propose
6
recommendations
related
to
prisoner
payment
and
responsibility,
7
cooperative
payment
processes,
and
payment
rates,
and
shall
8
submit
a
report
including
proposed
recommendations
for
9
improvements
in
the
processes
to
the
general
assembly
by
10
December
15,
2019.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
requires
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
15
association,
the
Iowa
state
association
of
counties,
and
the
16
Iowa
hospital
association
to
review
current
processes
for
17
payment
of
medical
aid
provided
to
prisoners
of
county
jails
18
under
Code
chapters
356
and
804;
to
consider
and
propose
19
recommendations
related
to
prisoner
payment
and
responsibility,
20
cooperative
payment
processes,
and
payment
rates;
and
to
submit
21
a
report
including
proposed
recommendations
for
improvements
in
22
the
processes
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2019.
23
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