Indiana § 11-12-5-6 - Medical care expenses

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 11-12-5-6 — Medical care expenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 11-12-5-6. Medical care expenses

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "medical care expenses" refers to expenses relating to the following services provided to a county jail inmate:

(1) Medical care.

(2) Dental care.

(3) Eye care.

(4) Any other health care related service.

(b) The medical care expenses of a person committed to a county jail by another county are the responsibility of the committing county.

(c) The medical care expenses of a person committed to a county jail by the department of correction are the responsibility of the department of correction.

As added by P.L.141-1999, SEC.1.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 11-12-5-6 ("Medical care expenses") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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