50-24.1-34. Processing of claims submitted on behalf of inmates

50-24.1-34. Processing of claims submitted on behalf of inmates The department of health and human services shall process claims submitted by enrolled medical providers on behalf of inmates at county jails. Each county shall pay the department for the paid amount for the claims processed and also a processing fee for each claim submission. The department may establish a processing fee that may not exceed fifty dollars and shall update the fee annually on July first. The processing fee must be based on the actual costs to the department of the claims processing operations divided by the annual volume of claims submitted. The department shall invoice each county for payment of the processing fee.