28 C.F.R. § 549.70
Purpose and scope
(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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: United States v. Joseph Wing, 622 F. App'x 107 (3rd Cir. 2015).
United States v. Joseph Wing, 622 F. App'x 107 (3rd Cir. 2015). “28 C.F.R. § 549.70 (2015). 15 . BOP, Program Statement, P-6031.”
Havlik v. United States (W.D. La. 2019). “See 28 C.F.R. § 549.70 et seq. Under § 549.73, an inmate may appeal health service fees through the BOP’s Administrative Remedy Program.”
United States v. Myers (9th Cir. 2026). “The BOP charges inmates for some health care visits, 28 C.F.R. § 549.70 , and some medications, 28 C.”
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