Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "medical care expenses" refers to expenses relating to the following services provided to a county jail inmate:

(1) Medical care.

(2) Dental care.

(3) Eye care.

(4) Any other health care related service.

(b) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter and subject to subsection (c), as a term of a sentence, a court may order a county jail inmate to reimburse a county for all or a portion of medical care expenses incurred by the county in providing medical care to the inmate.

(c) A county jail inmate may not be required to reimburse a county for medical care expenses under this section if:

(1) all the charges for which the inmate was detained in the county jail are dismissed; or

(2) the inmate is acquitted of all charges for which the inmate was detained in the county jail.

(d) In determining the amount of reimbursement that an inmate may be required to pay under subsection (b), the court shall consider the inmate's ability to pay.

(e) If a court orders a county jail inmate to reimburse a county for medical care expenses under subsection (b), the amount of the medical care expenses shall be reduced by the amount of any copayment the inmate was required to make for the medical care expenses under IC 11-10-3-5 or section 5 of this chapter.

(f) Subject to subsection (c), if a county incurs medical care expenses in providing medical care to an inmate and the medical care expenses are not reimbursed, the county shall attempt to determine the amount, if any, of the medical care expenses that may be paid:

(1) by a policy of insurance that is maintained by the inmate and that covers medical care, dental care, eye care, or any other health care related service; or

(2) by Medicaid.

As added by P.L.213-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.171.