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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 8 - Sentencing Alternative -- Community Service Work
§ 5-4-804. Medical treatment and costs
Universal Citation: AR Code § 5-4-804 (2017)
- The state is responsible for the cost of medical treatment approved by the Department of Correction of an eligible offender sentenced to a felony under this subchapter if the medical treatment is for:
- (1) The result of an injury sustained on the work site of the community work project or during transportation to and from the work site by a government entity; or
- (2)
- (A) The result of illness or an injury sustained by an eligible offender committed to the county jail or regional jail and who is assigned to a community work project.
- (B) The Department of Correction may transfer an eligible offender committed to a county jail or regional jail under this subchapter to a medical facility or treatment facility, including a facility of the Department of Correction, it deems appropriate for the medical treatment.
- (3) Nothing in this section precludes the Department of Correction from seeking reimbursement or damages from a person or entity that contributes to or causes the injury or illness referred to in this section.
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