# 28 CFR § 301.317: Medical treatment following release

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.317

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 301.317
- **Heading:** Medical treatment following release
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 301—INMATE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION > Subpart C—Compensation for Work-Related Physical Impairment or Death

## Text

Federal Prison lndustries, Inc., may not pay the cost of medical, hospital treatment, or any other related expense incurred after release from confinement unless such cost is authorized by the Claims Examiner in advance, or the Claims Examiner determines that circumstances warrant the waiver of this requirement. Generally, the payment of such costs is limited to impairment evaluations, or treatments intended to reduce the degree of physical impairment, conducted at the direction of the Claims Examiner. The amount of a payment for medical treatment is limited to reasonable expenses incurred, such as those amounts authorized under the applicable fee schedule established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395w-4 for the Department of Health and Human Services Medicare program.
[55 FR 9296, Mar. 12, 1990, as amended at 59 FR 2667, Jan. 18, 1994]

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 301.101 § 301.101 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.101.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.102 § 301.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.102.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.103 § 301.103 Inmate work assignments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.103.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.104 § 301.104 Medical attention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.104.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.105 § 301.105 Investigation and report of injury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.105.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.106 § 301.106 Repetitious accidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.106.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.201 § 301.201 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.201.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.202 § 301.202 Determination of work-relatedness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.202.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.203 § 301.203 Payment of lost-time wages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.203.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.204 § 301.204 Continuation of lost-time wages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.204.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.205 § 301.205 Appeal of determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.205.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.301 § 301.301 Compensable and noncompensable injuries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.301.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.302 § 301.302 Work-related death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.302.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.303 § 301.303 Time parameters for filing a claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.303.md)

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