H. B. 2644
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Walters,
Trump, Hunter, Amores, Seacrist and Kelley)
[Introduced March 20, 1997; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter twenty-five of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
eight; and to amend article twenty, chapter thirty-one of
said code, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section twenty-nine, all relating to imposing a fee on jail
and prison inmates for medical services; establishing the
basic fee; and setting limits which said fees may not
exceed.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter twenty-five of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
eight; and that article twenty, chapter thirty-one of said code
be amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-nine, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 25. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS.
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND INSTITUTIONS.
§25-1-8. Assessment for inmate medical care.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, every inmate who has been committed to the custody of
the division of corrections who receives medical services, care
or treatment while incarcerated shall be assessed a fee in an
amount equal to five percent of the cost of the services, care or
treatment, but which assessment may not exceed five dollars for
each instance of service rendered and which may not exceed a
total amount of one hundred dollars per year.
CHAPTER 31. CORPORATIONS.
ARTICLE 20. WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL AND PRISON AUTHORITY.
§31-20-29. Assessment for inmate medical care.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, every inmate who has been committed to the custody of
a regional or county jail who receives medical services, care or
treatment while incarcerated shall be assessed a fee in an amount
equal to five percent of the cost of the services, care or
treatment, but which assessment may not exceed five dollars for
each instance of service rendered and which may not exceed a
total amount of one hundred dollars per year.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to impose a fee of five
percent of the cost of medical services on inmates who receive
such services while incarcerated under the Division of
Corrections or in a regional or county jail. The fee may not
exceed $5.00 per service nor exceed a total of $100.00 per year.
§25-1-8 and §31-20-29 are new; therefore, strike-throughs
and underscoring have been omitted.
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