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Florida County Bucks Paying $300,000 in Prisoner Medical Bills
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2006
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2006, page 38
Filed under:
Medical,
Private Contractors,
Medical Expenses,
Municipal Liability.
Location:
Florida.
Florida's Brevard County has been sued by three local hospitals seeking payment for medical
care rendered to prisoners who incurred injuries during their arrests. The County refused to pay,
arguing the detainees technically were not in custody at the time of treatment.
The hospitals - Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, ...
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