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§ 549.70 — Purpose And Scope

28 C.F.R. § 549.70

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(a) The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) may, under certain circumstances, charge you, an inmate under our care and custody, a fee for providing you with health care services.

(b) Generally, if you are an inmate as described in § 549.71, you must pay a fee for health care services of $2.00 per health care visit if you:

(1) Receive health care services in connection with a health care visit that you requested, (except for services described in § 549.72); or

(2) Are found responsible through the Disciplinary Hearing Process to have injured an inmate who, as a result of the injury, requires a health care visit.

28 C.F.R. § 549.71

Authorizing Statute

Imprisonment of a convicted person
18 U.S.C. § 3621
Art. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment
10 U.S.C. § 876b
Functions of the Attorney General
28 U.S.C. § 509
Departmental regulations
5 U.S.C. § 301