This bill restricts the Federal Bureau of Prisons' ability to charge inmates for medical care. Currently, the Bureau can charge fees for most health care services provided to prisoners. Under this legislation, the Bureau would only be allowed to assess medical care fees in cases where a prisoner receives treatment for injuries inflicted by another prisoner, and those fees would be charged to the inmate who caused the injury rather than the injured prisoner. The bill eliminates the existing fee structure for other types of medical visits and removes certain exemptions that previously allowed the Bureau to waive fees in specific circumstances. The legislation does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines, but it would directly affect federal prison inmates and the Bureau's medical cost recovery system.
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