18 U.S. Code § 4048. Fees for health care services for prisoners

(a)Definitions.—In this section—

(1)

the term “account” means the trust fund account (or institutional equivalent) of a prisoner;

(2)

the term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons;

(3) the term “health care provider” means any person who is—

(A)

authorized by the Director to provide health care services; and

(B)

operating within the scope of such authorization;

(4) the term “health care visit”—

(A)

means a visit, as determined by the Director, by a prisoner to an institutional or noninstitutional health care provider; and

(B) does not include a visit initiated by a prisoner—

(i)

pursuant to a staff referral; or

(ii)

to obtain staff-approved follow-up treatment for a chronic condition; and

(5) the term “prisoner” means—

(A)

any individual who is incarcerated in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons; or

(B)

any other individual, as designated by the Director, who has been charged with or convicted of an offense against the United States.

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