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S10742019 Regular SessionSigned into law

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding reception and board of inmates.

COUNTY JAILS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding reception and board of inmates.

COUNTY JAILS

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

In St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v. Raney, 163 Idaho 342 (2018), the Idaho Supreme Court ruled thatcountiesare, insomecases, responsibleforpaymentofthecontinuingmedicalbillsofinmatesafterthey have been released from the sheriff's custody. Prior to this decision, the Sheriff (and therefore the County) only had the duty to pay for medical expenses of an inmate while the inmate was actually in the sheriff's custody. This proposed legislation would limit the sheriff's duty to provide medical care to those inmates in the sheriff's custody, and then only for the duration of their incarceration.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 22, 2019

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
68 Yea
0 Nay
2 absentPassed by 97.14 votes

ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)

LATEST ACTION

Session Law Chapter 255 Effective: 07/01/2019

BILL INFO

Session
2019
Chamber
senate
Status date
Mar 28, 2019

LINKS

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