Florida Statute 951.32 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 951
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

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F.S. 951.032

951.032 Financial responsibility for medical expenses.—

(1) A county detention facility or municipal detention facility incurring expenses for providing medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation may seek reimbursement for the expenses incurred in the following order:

(a) From the prisoner or person receiving medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation by deducting the cost from the prisoner’s cash account on deposit with the detention facility. If the prisoner’s cash account does not contain sufficient funds to cover medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation, then the detention facility may place a lien against the prisoner’s cash account or other personal property, to provide payment in the event sufficient funds become available at a later time. Any existing lien may be carried over to future incarceration of the same prisoner as long as the future incarceration takes place within the county originating the lien and the future incarceration takes place within 3 years of the date the lien was placed against the prisoner’s account or other personal property.

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

(2) A prisoner who receives medical care, treatment, hospitalization, or transportation shall cooperate with the county detention facility or municipal detention facility in seeking reimbursement under paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) for expenses incurred by the facility for the prisoner. A prisoner who willfully refuses to cooperate with the reimbursement efforts of the detention facility may have a lien placed against the prisoner’s cash account or other personal property and may not receive gain-time as provided by s. 951.21.

History.—s. 2, ch. 83-189; s. 45, ch. 95-283.

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Amendments to 951.032

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 951.032

Total Results: 11

Stephen E. Carswell, Cross-Appellant v. Bay County, Lavelle Pitts, William Grigsby, Graham Belz, Thomas G. Merrill, Cross-Appellees

854 F.2d 454, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 12132, 1988 WL 85919

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 7, 1988 | Docket: 983400

Cited 46 times | Published

County dismissed its counterclaim under Fla.Stat. § 951.032 for the recovery of medical expenses incurred

Ancata v. Prison Health Services, Inc.

769 F.2d 700

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 26, 1985 | Docket: 66209576

Cited 10 times | Published

their status as a public body. . Fla.Stat.Ann. § 951.032 states in pertinent part: (1) A county detention

Metro. Dade Cty. v. PL DODGE FOUND

509 So. 2d 1170

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1987 | Docket: 1361771

Cited 6 times | Published

Section 901.35 and Section 951.032, Florida Statutes (1983), and Section 951.032 lends no support to

Williams v. Ergle

698 So. 2d 1294, 1997 WL 522865

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 22, 1997 | Docket: 1524326

Cited 5 times | Published

assessments have been authorized by the legislature. Section 951.032, Florida Statutes (1995), allows county and

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

696 So. 2d 863

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1997 | Docket: 1326085

Cited 4 times | Published

901.35, Florida Statutes, we next turn to section 951.032, Florida Statutes, which we find to be instructive:

Morran v. State

662 So. 2d 1339, 1995 WL 675034

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 1995 | Docket: 1683402

Cited 2 times | Published

for medical costs under section 901.35 or section 951.032, these statutes do not authorize the trial

In Re Keppro

573 So. 2d 140, 1991 WL 2321

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 10, 1991 | Docket: 1518802

Cited 2 times | Published

committing murder in a state prison. *142 Under Section 951.032, Florida Statutes (1987), a county or municipal

Cherry v. State

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

section 901.35, Florida Statutes (2005), or section 951.032, Florida Statutes (2005). Reversed. WHATLEY

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 6, 2004 | Docket: 3258677

Published

themselves possess resources to cover such costs.7 Section 951.032(1), Florida Statutes, allows a county detention

State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Myers

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 1997 | Docket: 64774842

Published

901.35, Florida Statutes, we next turn to section 951.032, Florida Statutes, which we find to be instructive:

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

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

Section 901.35 and Section 951.032, Florida Statutes (1983), and Section 951.032 lends no support to