CHAPTER 117 HOUSE BILL No. 2630 An Act concerning counties; relating to medical expenses of prisoners; health insurance
coverage; amending K.S.A. 19-1910 and 19-4444 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 19-4444 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
4444. The agency shall approve all expenditures to be made by and claims
to be paid on behalf of such agency and the law enforcement department
and shall certify the same to the board of county commissioners of the
county to be allowed from the funds provided for the operation of such
agency and department, except that all costs incurred by the agency or
department for medical care and treatment of prisoners held within the
county shall be paid from the county general fund when a determination
has been made that the prisoner has no other resources. When medical
expenses have been paid out of the county general fund of any county in
this state adopting the provisions of K.S.A. 19-4424 et seq., and amend-
ments thereto for a prisoner held within such county, the county may seek
reimbursement of such expenses from the prisoner. If the county deter-
mines that a prisoner of the county jail is covered under a current indi-
vidual or group accident and health insurance policy, medical service plan
contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical serv-
ice corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance
organization contract, then the county may require the prisoner of such
county jail or the provider rendering health care services to the prisoner
to submit a claim for such health care services rendered in accordance
with the prisoner's policy or contract.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 19-1910 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19-
1910. (a) When a prisoner is committed to a county jail in a criminal
action, the board of county commissioners shall allow the sheriff reason-
able charges for maintaining such prisoner. All costs incurred by the
county for medical care and treatment of prisoners held within the county
shall be paid from the county general fund when a determination has been
made that the prisoner has no other resources. When medical expenses
have been paid out of the county general fund of any county in this state
for a prisoner held within such county, the county may seek reimburse-
ment of such expenses from the prisoner. If the county determines that a
prisoner of the county jail is covered under a current individual or group
accident and health insurance policy, medical service plan contract, hos-
pital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corpora-
tion contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization
contract, then the county may require the prisoner of such county jail or
the provider rendering health care services to the prisoner to submit a
claim for such health care services rendered in accordance with the pris-
oner's policy or contract.

      (b) When a prisoner is delivered to a county jail pursuant to K.S.A.
75-5217 and amendments thereto, the costs of holding such prisoner shall
be paid as provided in K.S.A. 19-1930 and amendments thereto.

 Sec.  3. K.S.A. 19-1910 and 19-4444 are hereby repealed.

 Sec.  4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved May 16, 2002.
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