Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 16A (2026)

Reimbursement of medical expenses by persons incarcerated in pre-release facilities

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Section 16A. The commissioner may include in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section forty-eight provisions for the reimbursement of medical expenses by persons incarcerated in department of correction pre-release facilities.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2008 · leading case: Ciampi v. Comm'r of Corr., 892 N.E.2d 270 (Mass. 2008).

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Ciampi v. Comm'r of Corr., 892 N.E.2d 270 (Mass. 2008). “124, § 1 (r) (authorizing commissioner to deduct money from inmate’s account for haircuts); G. L. c. 127, § 16A (authorizing commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations for reimbursement of medical expenses by persons in prerelease facilities); G.”

Welsh v. Dep't of Corr., 13 Mass. L. Rptr. 138 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2001). “G.L.c. 127, §16A, enacted in 1996, expressly grants the Commissioner authority to include in regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 48A (relating to authorized deductions from earnings) *143 provision for reimbursement of certain medical expenses.”

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