Oregon Statutes - Chapter 179 - Administration of State Institutions - Section 179.486 - Payment of costs in connection with transfers and conveyances; medical reports to accompany certain inmates.

(1) The institution from which a transfer or conveyance is made shall pay from its appropriation the cost of such of the following items as may be incurred in a particular case:

(a) Transportation and other expenses incidental to the transfer or conveyance, including the expenses of attendants where an attendant is directed to accompany the inmate.

(b) Hospital expenses incurred at the Oregon Health and Science University.

(c) Examination, treatment and hospital expenses incurred in favor of a physician, clinic or hospital, other than the Oregon Health and Science University.

(2) An inmate transferred or conveyed to the Oregon Health and Science University shall be accompanied by a report made by the physician in charge of the institution from which the transfer or conveyance is made, or by another physician designated by the physician in charge. The report shall contain the history of the case and the information required by blanks prepared by the School of Medicine or School of Dentistry, as the case may be. [1957 c.160 §5]

(Medical Care)

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