Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, “medical care expenses” refers to expenses relating to the following services provided to a county jail inmate:

(1) Medical care.

(2) Dental care.

(3) Eye care.

(4) Any other health care related service.

     (b) The medical care expenses of a person committed to a county jail by another county are the responsibility of the committing county.

     (c) The medical care expenses of a person committed to a county jail by the department of correction are the responsibility of the department of correction.

As added by P.L.141-1999, SEC.1.