Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1561, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

4.__Preexisting medical condition.__Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a prisoner may be liable for all costs of medical care and treatment received in a county jail for a medical condition that existed before the prisoner was incarcerated in that county jail.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §1561-A is enacted to read:

§1561-A.__Reimbursement from Department of Corrections for

certain medical costs

Notwithstanding section 1561, the Department of Corrections shall reimburse a county in full for medical costs incurred by that county in caring for a prisoner incarcerated in a county jail if:

1.__Failure to make bail.__The prisoner has been held on state charges for more than 30 days for failure to make bail;

2.__Pending trial.__The prisoner has been held for more than 30 days pending trial; or

3.__Pending sentencing.__The prisoner is being held pending sentencing.

Sec. 3. 34-A MRSA §3031-A is enacted to read:

§3031-A.__Reimbursement for certain medical costs; preexisting

conditions

Notwithstanding section 3031 and Title 30-A, section 1561, the department shall reimburse in full a county for medical costs incurred by that county in caring for a prisoner incarcerated in a county jail if:

1.__Failure to make bail.__The prisoner has been held on state charges for more than 30 days for failure to make bail;

2.__Pending trial.__The prisoner has been held for more than 30 days pending trial; or

3.__Pending sentencing.__The prisoner is being held pending sentencing.

For the purposes of subsections 1 and 2, the Department of Corrections shall pay for costs incurred on the 31st day of incarceration forward.