{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-746","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-746","heading":"Liability for cost of medical care of persons in custody","body":"A. When a person is in the custody of a county jail, the\n\ncustodial county shall only be liable for the cost of medical care\n\nfor conditions that are not preexisting prior to arrest and that\n\narise due to acts or omissions of the county. A preexisting\n\ncondition is a condition for which the person received medical\n\ntreatment or advice, or a condition which was diagnosed in the six\n\n(6) months preceding the custody of the person by the law\n\nenforcement agency. An accidental injury sustained during the six\n\n(6) months preceding the custody of that person by the law\n\nenforcement agency will also be considered a preexisting condition.\n\nB. An inmate in pretrial detention or the custody of a county\n\njail shall be provided with the opportunity to receive necessary\n\nmedical care for a preexisting condition and the inmate shall be\n\nliable for payment of the cost of such medical care including, but\n\nnot limited to, medication, medical treatment, and transportation\n\ncosts, for or relating to the condition requiring treatment.\n\nC. The medical provider or hospital shall seek payment for all\n\nmedical care provided for preexisting conditions directly from the\n\noffender. In the event there is a dispute between the jail and the\n\nmedical provider or hospital concerning the existence or extent of a\n\npreexisting condition or the liability to pay medical expenses\n\nrelating to such condition, and the sheriff pays the expense pending\n\na final determination of liability for such medical expense, the\n\ncourt shall order the offender to reimburse the sheriff for all\n\nmedical care and treatment for preexisting conditions and injuries\n\nexcept for amounts collected pursuant to Section 531 of this title.\n\nNothing in this section shall require a jail to pay disputed medical\n\nexpenses or expenses for any preexisting condition.\n\nD. Unless a contract exists between a hospital and the county\n\nfor medical care and treatment of inmates in the county jail, a\n\nhospital shall accept, as payment in full, reimbursement from the\n\ncounty according to the current fee schedule of the State and\n\nEducation Employees Group Insurance Board in effect at the time\n\nservices were rendered; provided that payment of said services is\n\nmade by the county within forty-five (45) calendar days of\n\nsubmission of a claim by the hospital.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a68817cdb310d3302b7649c71129fd5469389e75265a60271e28b5e8a3abf097","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-745","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-746.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}