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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 901.35901.35 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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 901.35
Total Results: 13
10 So. 3d 152, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2487, 2009 WL 763584
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2009 | Docket: 1642315
Cited 7 times | Published
treatment as long as Amaya remains in custody. See § 901.35(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008) (providing that the county
675 So. 2d 700, 1996 WL 346952
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 1996 | Docket: 464210
Cited 6 times | Published
responsible for the cost of transportation.
Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1995), sets forth the order
509 So. 2d 1170
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1987 | Docket: 1361771
Cited 6 times | Published
long-standing common law rule recently codified in Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1983). Murray, the prisoner
696 So. 2d 863
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1997 | Docket: 1326085
Cited 4 times | Published
of law.
We begin our analysis by reviewing section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides in part as
611 So. 2d 68, 1992 WL 385392
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 1992 | Docket: 1674221
Cited 4 times | Published
to seek such payment as a cost, pursuant to section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1991). Although the trial
662 So. 2d 1339, 1995 WL 675034
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 1995 | Docket: 1683402
Cited 2 times | Published
seek reimbursement for medical costs under section 901.35 or section 951.032, these statutes do not authorize
15 So. 3d 774, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9782, 2009 WL 2059420
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2009 | Docket: 1660495
Published
the medical expenses at issue under either section 901.35, Florida Statutes (2005), or section 951.032
899 So. 2d 1200, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5203
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2005 | Docket: 64837831
Published
to payment from Brevard County by citing to section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides:
901.35 Financial
696 So. 2d 863, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5159
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1997 | Docket: 64774842
Published
of law.
We begin our analysis by reviewing section 901.35, Florida Statutes, which provides in part as
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 9, 1992 | Docket: 3258148
Published
paying the expenses of receiving such care.5 Section 901.35, F.S., lists by priority who is responsible
509 So. 2d 1170, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1534, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9027
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1987 | Docket: 64628403
Published
long-standing common law rule recently codified in Section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1983). Murray, the prisoner
505 So. 2d 590, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1011, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 7645
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1987 | Docket: 64626432
Published
consideration in this case are now controlled by section 901.35, Florida Statutes (1985). Pursuant to that
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 4, 1985 | Docket: 3258221
Published
incarceration in the county detention facility. Section 901.35, F.S., provides a three step procedure for
