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     243.255 Private insurance policies; subrogation. 

    Subdivision 1.    Definitions.  As used in this section: 

    (a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections; 

    (b) "Inmate" means a person who has been sentenced to 
 incarceration in a state or local correctional facility, 
 including persons committed in accordance with section 631.425 
 or released for employment under section 241.26; and 

    (c) "Private insurance coverage" means coverage for medical 
 care or services under any insurance plan regulated by chapter 
 62A, 62C, 62D, 64B, or 65B.  Private insurance coverage also 
 includes any self-insurance plan providing medical care or 
 services. 

    Subd. 2.    Subrogation rights.  When the commissioner 
 or a county agency provides medical care or services pursuant to 
 section 241.021, subdivision 4, or any rule adopted under it to 
 any inmate having private insurance coverage, the commissioner 
 or county agency shall be subrogated, to the extent of the cost 
 of services provided, to any rights the inmate may have under 
 the terms of any private insurance coverage.  This provision 
 supersedes any inconsistent policy provision. 

    Subd. 3.    Civil action.  The county attorney may 
 institute a civil action against the carrier of the private 
 insurance coverage to recover under this section on behalf of 
 the county agency. 

    Subd. 4.    Policy exclusions prohibited.  The 
 provisions of section 62A.044 apply to this section. 

    HIST: 1988 c 656 s 5 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.