SB387 Alabama 2017 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Prisoners, sheriff, items required to be provided, medical services, costs paid for by sheriff, rates and fees prohibited from exceeding those set by federal Medicare program unless contractually agreed upon, Sec. 14-6-19 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the county is generally
responsible for the medical expenses incurred by a
prisoner in the county jail</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that absent a
contractual arrangement for the provision and
payment of medical expenses, a county may not be
charged a fee for inpatient or outpatient medical
services that exceeds the rates and fees
established for health care providers under the
federal Medicare program</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 14-6-19 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to items required to be provided to prisoners
by the sheriff; to provide that a county paying for medical
services for a prisoner in the county jail may not be charged
an amount that exceeds the rates and fees established under
the federal Medicare program under certain conditions.
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Subjects
Prisons and Prisoners
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2017 | H | County and Municipal Government first Amendment Offered |
| May 9, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 956 |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Reed motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 955 |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Health and Human Services Amendment Offered |
| May 9, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Reported from Health and Human Services as Favorable with 1 amendment |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 16, 2017 | Room 123 REVISED PH at 10:30 | House C&MG Public Hearing |
| Hearing | May 16, 2017 | Room 123 at 10:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | May 16, 2017 | Room 123 at 11:30 | House C&MG Hearing |
| Hearing | May 3, 2017 | Room 304 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB387 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Health and Human Services first Amendment Offered |