# 28 CFR § 549.31: Inmates without funds

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.31

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 549.31
- **Heading:** Inmates without funds
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT > PART 549—MEDICAL SERVICES > Subpart B—Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications

## Text

(a) The Warden must establish procedures to provide up to two OTC medications per week for an inmate without funds. An inmate without funds is an inmate who has not had a trust fund account balance of $6.00 for the past 30 days.
(b) An inmate without funds may obtain additional OTC medications at sick call if health services staff determine that he/she has an immediate medical need which must be addressed before the inmate may again apply for OTC medications under this section.
(c) To prevent abuses of this section (e.g., inmate shows a pattern of depleting his or her commissary funds before requesting OTC medications), the Warden may impose restrictions on the provisions of this section.
[68 FR 47849, Aug. 12, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 53805, Sept. 3, 2004]

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 549.10 § 549.10 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.10.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.11 § 549.11 Program responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.12 § 549.12 Testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.12.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.13 § 549.13 Programming, duty, and housing restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.13.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.14 § 549.14 Confidentiality of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.14.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.15 § 549.15 Infectious disease training and preventive measures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.15.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.30 § 549.30 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.30.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.31 § 549.31 Inmates without funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.31.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.40 § 549.40 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.40.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.41 § 549.41 Hospitalization in a suitable facility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.41.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.42 § 549.42 Use of psychiatric medications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.42.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.43 § 549.43 Transfer for psychiatric or psychological examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.43.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.44 § 549.44 Voluntary hospitalization in a suitable facility for psychiatric care or treatment, and voluntary administration of psychiatric medication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.44.md)
- [28 CFR § 549.45 § 549.45 Involuntary hospitalization in a suitable facility for psychiatric care or treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-549.45.md)

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