Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 20, 1997)
Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose a fee for health care visits (with certain types of visits exempted) and prescriptions, to be paid by the prisoner making the visit or taking the prescription or, in the case of a prisoner injured by another prisoner, to be paid by the prisoner who inflicted the injury. Prohibits refusal of treatment on the basis that a prisoner is unable to pay.
What just happenedMar 20, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 20, 1997IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 20, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2656-2657)
- Mar 20, 1997IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate