GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1021

Short Title:  Inmate Emergency Medical Costs.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Folger.
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Referred to:  Local Government and Regional Affairs.
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May 3, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR AN INMATE IN A LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITY SHALL BE PAID BY A THIRD-PARTY INSURER IF THE INMATE HAS SUCH INSURANCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 153A-224(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	In a medical emergency, the custodial personnel shall secure emergency medical care from a licensed physician according to the unit's plan for medical care.  If a physician designated in the plan is not available, the personnel shall secure medical services from any licensed physician who is available.  The unit operating the facility shall pay the cost of emergency medical services unless the inmate has third-party insurance, in which case the third-party insurer shall be the initial payor and the county shall only be liable for costs not reimbursable by the third-party insurer."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.