HB 2297 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in medical services, further providing for Medical Services Program.

PRINTER'S NO.    3010

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 2297
                                                 Session of
                                                   2026

     INTRODUCED BY KHAN, KOSIEROWSKI, CARROLL, CURRY, KINKEAD, MAYES,
        GUENST, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, VENKAT, McNEILL, PARKER, WAXMAN,
        DOUGHERTY, K. HARRIS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND BOYD, MARCH 17, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 18, 2026


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in medical services, further providing
 3      for Medical Services Program.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.     Section 3303(b) of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 3303.    Medical Services Program.
 9      * * *
10      (b)    Fees.--
11             (1)   [The] Subject to paragraph (1.1), the department
12      shall develop by regulation a program for inmates which
13      includes fees for certain medical services. The regulations
14      shall provide for consistent medical services guidelines by
15      specifying the medical services which are subject to fees,
16      the fee amounts, payment procedures, medical services which
17      are not subject to fees and fees applicable to medical
18      emergencies, chronic care and preexisting conditions.
 1          (1.1)    The fee for nonemergency medical service provided
 2      to an inmate at the inmate's request may not exceed $1.
 3          (2)   In addition to other medical services provided to
 4      the inmate, an inmate may be required to pay a fee for
 5      medical services provided because of injuries the inmate
 6      inflicted upon himself or another inmate.
 7      * * *
 8      Section 2.   Within 180 days after the effective date of this
 9   section, the Department of Corrections shall amend all rules and
10   regulations inconsistent with the amendment of 61 Pa.C.S. §
11   3303(b), including 37 Pa. Code § 93.12 (relating to Prison
12   Medical Services Program).
13      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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