- A. Any person sentenced to a community punishment pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall not be deemed an inmate, nor shall the person be considered to be in the custody of the Department of Corrections, nor shall the person require processing through the Lexington Reception and Assessment Center. Persons sentenced to community punishment pursuant to the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act shall be in community custody within the county.
- B. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, persons sentenced to a community punishment which does not include incarceration shall not have medical or dental expenses paid by the Department of Corrections or reimbursed by the Community Sentencing Division.
- C. In jurisdictions where the local community sentencing system is receiving state funds, the local administrator may request the Community Sentencing Division within the Department of Corrections to provide emergency medical assistance to an individual offender when the medical emergency is related to a period of court-ordered confinement. When a request for emergency medical services is made, the Division shall consider necessary emergency medical assistance on a case-by-case basis.
- D. In jurisdictions where the local community sentencing system is receiving state funds, any felony offender requiring extensive medical treatment or services relating to confinement, which is a court-ordered part of a community sentence, may be transferred to the Department of Corrections for appropriate medical treatment upon order of the court. The offender shall be returned to the local system following the necessary medical treatment or upon completion of the sentence whichever occurs first.
- E. In jurisdictions where the local community sentencing system is receiving state funds, the state will pay all required medical expenses while a person is incarcerated in the county jail under a disciplinary sanction for a community punishment, provided the state has the obligation to pay for the term of incarceration pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Community Sentencing Act.
Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1008, c. 4, § 12, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999.