Increased Texas Medical Charge Upheld: A “Model” Fee Generating Law Unveiled
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 16, Number 06, September/October 2015 , pp.83-84(2)
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Abstract:
In Morris v. Livingston , 739 F.3d 740 (5th Cir. 2014), the court unequivocally upheld a Texas law requiring that a Texas prison inmate who initiates a visit to a health care provider must pay a health care service fee of $100. This article examines the court’s reasoning, and speculates on how the fee policy is likely to evolve in Texas and elsewhere.Keywords: Due process claims; “pay to stay”
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1: Executive Editor.