Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.5a (2026)

Reimbursement for medical expenses; cooperation by prisoner required; wilful refusal to cooperate.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

801.5a Reimbursement for medical expenses; cooperation by prisoner required; wilful refusal to cooperate.

Sec. 5a.

(1) The county board of commissioners may seek reimbursement for expenses incurred in providing medical care and treatment pursuant to sections 4 to 5. If a county board of commissioners seeks reimbursement pursuant to this section, reimbursement shall be sought only in the following order:

(a) From the prisoner or person charged.

(b) From insurance companies, health care corporations, or other sources if the prisoner or person charged is covered by an insurance policy, a certificate issued by a health care corporation, or other source for those expenses.

(2) A prisoner in a county jail shall cooperate with the county in seeking reimbursement under subsection (1) for medical expenses incurred by the county for that prisoner.

(3) A prisoner who wilfully refuses to cooperate as provided in subsection (2) shall not receive a reduction in his or her term under section 7 of Act No. 60 of the Public Acts of 1962, being section 801.257 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1982, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1982

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1984–1993 · leading case: People v. Krieger, 507 N.W.2d 749 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).

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People v. Krieger, 507 N.W.2d 749 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “The trial court here lacked authority to require defendant to reimburse the county for medical expenses. The penal statute governing the crime of false pretenses does not provide for recoupment of medical expenses.”

People v. Kramer, 358 N.W.2d 10 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “MCL 801.5a(3); MSA 28.1725(1)(3); see also MCL 801.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.5a(3) — 1 case

People v. Kramer, 358 N.W.2d 10 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “MCL 801.5a(3); MSA 28.1725(1)(3); see also MCL 801.”

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