Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 316 - Medical, dental and nursing copayment charge
Section DOC 316.06 - Copayment deduction from the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account

(1) Following the provision of medical, dental or nursing services, the business department staff shall deduct the $7.50 copayment from the general or trust account of the inmate or juvenile under procedures established by the department.

(2) If the inmate or juvenile has no funds in the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account, the business department shall perform an accounting transaction that reflects that the inmate or juvenile owes the copayment.

(3) If an inmate or juvenile owes a copayment is released or discharged from a prison or a secured correctional facility, business department staff shall perform an accounting transaction that reflects that the inmate or juvenile owes the copayment. If the inmate or juvenile is recommited to prison or to a secured correctional facility, the copayment will be deducted from the inmate's or juvenile's general or trust account.

(4) The inmate or a juvenile may ask business department staff to correct a copayment deduction which the inmate believes has been improperly deducted. An inmate may file an inmate complaint concerning an improper copayment deduction.