Florida Statute 901.35 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 901
ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS

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F.S. 901.35

901.35 Financial responsibility for medical expenses.—

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the responsibility for paying the expenses of medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation for any person ill, wounded, or otherwise injured during or at the time of arrest for any violation of a state law or a county or municipal ordinance is the responsibility of the person receiving such care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation. The provider of such services shall seek reimbursement for the expenses incurred in providing medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation from the following sources in the following order:

(a) From an insurance company, health care corporation, or other source, if the prisoner is covered by an insurance policy or subscribes to a health care corporation or other source for those expenses.

(b) From the person receiving the medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation.

(c) From a financial settlement for the medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation payable or accruing to the injured party.

(2) Upon a showing that reimbursement from the sources listed in subsection (1) is not available, the costs of medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and transportation shall be paid:

(a) From the general fund of the county in which the person was arrested, if the arrest was for violation of a state law or county ordinance; or

(b) From the municipal general fund, if the arrest was for violation of a municipal ordinance.

The responsibility for payment of such medical costs shall exist until such time as an arrested person is released from the custody of the arresting agency.

(3) An arrested person who has health insurance, subscribes to a health care corporation, or receives health care benefits from any other source shall assign such benefits to the health care provider.

History.—s. 1, ch. 83-189; s. 17, ch. 90-211.

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Amendments to 901.35

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 901.35

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 901.35.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 901.35

Total Results: 17

Cherry v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-07-17

Citation: 15 So. 3d 774, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9782, 2009 WL 2059420

Snippet: medical expenses at issue under either section 901.35, Florida Statutes (2005), or section 951.032, Florida

Department of Children & Family Services v. Amaya

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-25

Citation: 10 So. 3d 152, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2487, 2009 WL 763584

Snippet: treatment as long as Amaya remains in custody. See § 901.35(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing that the county

North Brevard County Hospital District v. Brevard County Board of County Commissioners

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-04-15

Citation: 899 So. 2d 1200, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5203

Snippet: County by citing to section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides: 901.35 Financial responsibility for

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2004-08-06

Snippet: mandatory connotation of work "shall"); compare, s. 901.35, Fla. Stat., delineating responsibility for payment

State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Myers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-05-14

Citation: 696 So. 2d 863, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5159

Snippet: law. We begin our analysis by reviewing section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides in part as follows:

STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. v. Myers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-05-14

Citation: 696 So. 2d 863

Snippet: law. We begin our analysis by reviewing section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides in part as follows:

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT HRS v. Myers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-06-26

Citation: 675 So. 2d 700, 1996 WL 346952

Snippet: responsible for the cost of transportation. Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1995), sets forth the order

Morran v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-11-15

Citation: 662 So. 2d 1339, 1995 WL 675034

Snippet: seek reimbursement for medical costs under section 901.35 or section 951.032, these statutes do not authorize

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-08-02

Snippet: cost incurred pursuant to s. 901.35, F.S.13 In such instances, s. 901.35, F.S., provides for payment from

Comeau v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-12-30

Citation: 611 So. 2d 68, 1992 WL 385392

Snippet: seek such payment as a cost, pursuant to section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1991). Although the trial court's

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1992-07-09

Snippet: paying the expenses of receiving such care.5 Section 901.35, F.S., lists by priority who is responsible for

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1991-04-18

Snippet: persons are county, not state, expenses; and s.901.35, Fla. Stat., (1990 Supp.), providing for the county's

Metropolitan Dade County v. P.L. Dodge Foundations, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-06-23

Citation: 509 So. 2d 1170, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1534, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9027

Snippet: long-standing common law rule recently codified in Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1983). Murray, the prisoner

Metro. Dade Cty. v. PL DODGE FOUND

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-06-23

Citation: 509 So. 2d 1170

Snippet: long-standing common law rule recently codified in Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1983). Murray, the prisoner

City of Fort Myers v. Hospital Board of Directors

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-04-10

Citation: 505 So. 2d 590, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1011, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7645

Snippet: consideration in this case are now controlled by section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1985). Pursuant to that statute

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-10-25

Snippet: this subsection may be recovered as provided in s. 901.35. Words in statutes should be given the meaning

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-02-04

Snippet: substantially the following question: DOES s 901.35, F.S., REQUIRE THE COUNTY TO PAY ONLY FOR INJURIES