ORS 169.150
Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners

  • health care fees

(1)

The charges and expenses for safekeeping and maintaining all persons duly committed to the local correctional facility of the county for trial, sentenced to imprisonment in the county local correctional facility, or committed for the nonpayment of any fine or for any contempt, shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be paid out of the treasury of the county. The account of the keeper shall be first allowed by the county court or board of county commissioners of the county from which the prisoner was committed.

(2)

A city or, notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section or any other provision of law, the county may charge persons committed to the local correctional facility of the county or city a reasonable health care fee for any health care services, medications and equipment provided to the person while committed if the county or city:

(a)

Provides necessary medical care regardless of the person’s ability to pay;

(b)

Provides equal treatment to all persons committed to the local correctional facility regardless of a person’s ability to pay;

(c)

Establishes a system that notifies the person of the fees and what services are covered; and

(d)

Establishes a grievance system that allows a person to challenge the deduction of a fee from the person’s account. [Amended by 1973 c.740 §16; 1995 c.523 §1; 1999 c.801 §1]

Source: Section 169.150 — Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners; health care fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors169.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Where offender was arrested for violation of state law and in due course was ultimately delivered to local correctional facility for confinement and trial, medical and other incidental expenses, not including investigative expenses, incurred as consequence of and following arrest and until transfer to facility were chargeable to county under this section and ORS 169.140. Rogue Valley Memorial Hosp. v. Jackson County, 52 Or App 357, 629 P2d 377 (1981), Sup Ct review denied

County was liable under this section and ORS 169.140 for medical expenses incurred by prisoner who was hospitalized in detention facility of plaintiff’s hospital during period of his medical treatment, as detention assured prisoner’s attendance at trial in same manner as if he had been lodged in county jail. Bd. of Higher Educ. v. Washington Co., 52 Or App 369, 629 P2d 373 (1981), Sup Ct review denied

When individual receives emergency medical care while in custody of law enforcement officer, public agency that employs officer is liable, not county correctional facility individual may be sent to in future. Emanuel Hospital v. Umatilla County, 314 Or 393, 840 P2d 56 (1992); Emanuel Hospital v. Multnomah County, 314 Or 404, 840 P2d 62 (1992)

Attorney General Opinions

Reimbursement of county by municipal government for housing prisoners in county facility, (1983) Vol 43, p 136

169.005
Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800 169.030
Construction, maintenance and use of local correctional facilities by county and city 169.040
Inspection of local correctional facilities 169.042
Maximum facility population 169.044
Action on recommendation 169.046
Notice of county jail population emergency 169.050
Contracts for boarding of prisoners 169.053
Agreements with other counties or Department of Corrections for confinement and detention of offenders 169.055
Contracts with Department of Corrections for county prisoners awaiting sentencing 169.070
Coordination of state services by Department of Corrections 169.072
Provision of services or assistance by Department of Corrections through arrangements with local governments 169.076
Standards for local correctional facilities 169.077
Standards for lockup facilities 169.078
Standards for temporary hold facilities 169.080
Effect of failure to comply with standards 169.085
Submission of construction or renovation plans to Department of Corrections 169.090
Manual of guidelines for local correctional facility operation 169.105
Unconscious person not to be admitted to custody in facility 169.110
Time credit for good behavior 169.115
Temporary leave 169.120
Credit for work 169.140
Furnishing prisoners food, clothing and necessary medical aid 169.150
Payment of expenses of keeping prisoners 169.151
Expenses of keeping prisoners 169.152
Liability for costs of medical care for persons in county facility 169.153
Liability of public agency for costs of medical care provided to persons in transport 169.155
Definitions for ORS 169.155 and 169.166 169.166
Liability for costs of medical services 169.170
Assignment of county prisoners to public works 169.180
Assignment of city prisoners to public works 169.190
Transfer of prisoners to another county for public work 169.210
Contracts for private employment of prisoners 169.220
Care of county prisoners 169.320
Control over prisoners 169.330
Civil liability for release of prisoner 169.340
Liability for escape of defendant in a civil action 169.350
Liability for failing to serve papers 169.360
Appointment of keeper of local correctional facility 169.610
Policy 169.620
“Regional correctional facility” defined 169.630
Joint establishment or operation of facilities 169.635
Provision of personal hygiene products 169.640
Status of facility for custody of misdemeanants and violators 169.650
Status of facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.660
Status of persons confined in facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.670
Transfer of persons to facility operated by Department of Corrections 169.673
Conversion of state correctional institutions into regional correctional facilities 169.677
Converted facilities to house felony or misdemeanant prisoners 169.681
Limit on telephone service provider fee or commission 169.683
Requirements for request for proposals 169.685
Inmate Welfare Fund Account 169.690
Establishment of halfway houses and other facilities 169.730
Definitions for ORS 169.740 to 169.760 169.740
Standards for juvenile detention facilities 169.750
Restrictions on operation of juvenile detention facilities 169.760
Juvenile detention facilities to establish written policy 169.770
Release of detained juvenile when detention facility violates standards 169.800
Detention of juveniles before conviction and execution of sentence 169.810
Assumption of duties by regional correctional facility constitutes assumption by public employer
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 169.150’s source at oregon​.gov