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S1320................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PRISONERS - Amends existing law to provide that the Board of Correction
shall pay for medical services for prisoners committed to the custody of
the Department of Correction.
01/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22 Rpt prt - to Jud
01/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett(Thorson), Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Siddoway
Floor Sponsor - Jorgenson
Title apvd - to House
02/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/22 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/27 3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould,
Roberts, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
Shirley, Shively, Smith(24), Smith(30)(Stanek), Stevenson, Thayn,
Thomas, Trail, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Black, Patrick, Ringo, Ruchti, Snodgrass,
Vander Woude
Floor Sponsor - Smith(24)
Title apvd - to Senate
02/28 To enrol
02/29 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/03 Sp signed
03/04 To Governor
03/05 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 61
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1320 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MEDICAL COSTS OF STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN CORRECTIONAL FACILI- 3 TIES; AMENDING SECTION 20-237B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF 4 CORRECTION SHALL PAY FOR MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS COMMITTED TO THE 5 CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 20-237B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 20-237B. MEDICAL COSTS OF STATE PRISONERS HOUSED IN CORRECTIONAL FACILI- 10 TIES. (1) The state board of correction shall pay to a provider of a medical 11 service for any and all prisoners, committed to the custody of the department 12 of correction, confined in a correctional facility, as defined in section 13 18-101A(1), Idaho Code, an amount no greater than the reimbursement rate 14 applicable based on the Idaho medicaid reimbursement rate. This limitation 15 applies to all medical care services provided outside the facility, including 16 hospitalizations, professional services, durable and nondurable goods, pre- 17 scription drugs and medications provided to any and all prisoners confined in 18 a correctional facility, as defined in section 18-101A(1), Idaho Code. For 19 required services that are not included in the Idaho medicaid reimbursement 20 schedule, the state board of correction shall pay the reasonable value of such 21 service. 22 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the term 23 "provider of a medical service" shall include only companies, professional 24 associations and other health care service entities whose services are billed 25 directly to the department of correction. The term "provider of a medical ser- 26 vice" shall exclude: 27 (a) Privatized correctional medical providers under contract with the 28 department of correction to provide health care to prison inmates; 29 (b) Private prison companies; 30 (c) Out-of-state correctional facilities contracting with the department 31 of correction to house prisoners; 32 (d) County jails; and 33 (e) Companies, professional associations and other health care service 34 entities whose services are provided within the terms of agreements with 35 privatized correctional medical providers under contract with the depart- 36 ment of correction, private prison companies and county jails.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17586
The purpose of this proposed amendment is to clarify the scope of
Section 20-237B, Idaho Code in light of amendments proposed to
Section 18-101A, Idaho Code. Section 20-237B currently requires
the Idaho Department of Correction to pay for medical care for "all
prisoners" housed in "correctional facilities" as defined in
Section 18-101A. The current definition of a "correction facility"
in the latter statute is:
a facility for the confinement of prisoners. The
term shall be construed to include references to
terms including, but not limited to, "prison,"
"state prison," "state penitentiary," "governmental
detention facility," "penal institution
(facility)," "correctional institution," "detention
institution (facility)," "county jail," "jail,"
"private prison (facility)" or "private
correctional facility."
A proposal has been submitted in this session to amend Section
18-101A to include facilities in which juvenile offenders are
being housed, and to include facilities housing persons committed
to the Idaho Security Medical Program. The proposed amendment to
Section 20-237B clarifies that the Idaho Department of
Correction's financial responsibility for prisoner health care
extends only to prisoners committed to the Department's custody.
FISCAL NOTE
There should be no fiscal impact to this proposed amendment.
Contacts:
Name: Brent Reinke, Department of Corrections
Phone: 658-2140
Larry Callicutt
Paul Panther
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1320