Authority: IC 11-10-3-5

Affected: IC 11-10-3

Sec. 3. (a) The amounts charged for covered health care shall be as follows:

1. (1) For all offender-initiated contact with a covered health care professional (including physicians, nurses, dentists, optometrists, and specialists in the medical, dental, or optometric fields), five dollars ($5).
2. (2) For all initial prescriptions of medications or medications provided, at a single visit, with the exception of psychotropic and neuroleptic medications, five dollars ($5).

(b) There shall be no co-payment for renewal of chronically prescribed medication following the initial prescription of the medication. Additionally, there shall be no co-payment for renewal of medication that is prescribed as a part of a treatment program that will require a follow-up evaluation requested by the health care services staff.

(Department of Correction; 210 IAC 7-2-3; filed Apr 30, 1997, 9:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2286; readopted filed Jul 14, 2003, 10:50 a.m.: 26 IR 3960; readopted filed Dec 2, 2009, 2:18 p.m.: 20091223-IR- 210090805RFA; readopted filed Nov 15, 2016, 1:36 p.m.: 20161214-IR-210160378RFA; readopted filed Nov 28, 2022, 2:50 p.m.: 20221228-IR-210220280RFA)