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Section 169.150 - Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners; health care fees.

OR Rev Stat § 169.150 (2019) (N/A)
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(2) A city or, notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section or any other provision of law, the county may charge persons committed to the local correctional facility of the county or city a reasonable health care fee for any health care services, medications and equipment provided to the person while committed if the county or city:

(a) Provides necessary medical care regardless of the person’s ability to pay;

(b) Provides equal treatment to all persons committed to the local correctional facility regardless of a person’s ability to pay;

(c) Establishes a system that notifies the person of the fees and what services are covered; and

(d) Establishes a grievance system that allows a person to challenge the deduction of a fee from the person’s account. [Amended by 1973 c.740 §16; 1995 c.523 §1; 1999 c.801 §1]

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