This bill would restrict the Federal Bureau of Prisons' ability to charge inmates for medical care by eliminating most prison healthcare fees. Currently, the Bureau of Prisons can charge prisoners for healthcare visits, but this legislation would allow fees only in cases where an inmate receives medical treatment for injuries caused by another prisoner, in which case the fee would be charged to the prisoner who inflicted the injury rather than the injured inmate. The bill affects all prisoners in the federal prison system and removes financial barriers that currently prevent inmates from accessing necessary medical care. The legislation does not specify any new funding or implementation timeline beyond requiring the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to establish regulations for the limited fee collection that remains allowed.
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