{"data":{"id":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3305","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"61 Pa.C.S. § 3305","heading":"Costs outstanding upon release.","body":"(a) Right to seek recovery of costs.--The department may seek to recover any amount owed for medical services fees by an inmate upon release from prison through a civil action brought within one year of the inmate's release. The department shall have the burden to prove the amount owed.\n(b) Defense.--An inmate's inability to pay as determined by the court shall be a defense to the payment of part or all of the fees.","path":["Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE","PART III INMATE CONFINEMENT","CHAPTER 33 MEDICAL SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=61\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=33\u0026sctn=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 61 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:38Z","sha256":"0bb50c717f056c6ffa52359e8196b6d7d5cd05433177c949bde6061ffecb8241","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3304","next":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-3306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}