§ 4006. — Subsistence for prisoners.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC4006]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART III--PRISONS AND PRISONERS
CHAPTER 301--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 4006. Subsistence for prisoners
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall allow and pay only the
reasonable and actual cost of the subsistence of prisoners in the
custody of any marshal of the United States, and shall prescribe such
regulations for the government of the marshals as will enable him to
determine the actual and reasonable expenses incurred.
(b) Health Care Items and Services.--
(1) In general.--Payment for costs incurred for the provision of
health care items and services for individuals in the custody of the
United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall not exceed the
lesser of the amount that would be paid for the provision of similar
health care items and services under--
(A) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act; or
(B) the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act of the
State in which the services were provided.
(2) Full and final payment.--Any payment for a health care item
or service made pursuant to this subsection, shall be deemed to be
full and final payment.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B,
Sec. 1000(a)(1) [title I, Sec. 114], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535,
1501A-20; Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title VI, Sec. 626], Dec. 21,
2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A-108.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 703 (R.S. Sec. 5545; Mar.
2, 1911, ch. 192, 36 Stat. 1003).
The provisions relating to the Washington Asylum and Jail are now
included in the District of Columbia Code. (See D.C. Code, 1940 ed.,
Sec. 24-421.)
Changes of phraseology were made.
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act Aug.
14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles XVIII and XIX of the
Act are classified generally to subchapters XVIII (Sec. 1395 et seq.)
and XIX (Sec. 1396 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health
and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106-553 inserted ``, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation'' after ``United States Marshals Service''.
1999--Pub. L. 106-113 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of
Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of
functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under
section 1551 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4013 of this title.
