If you, or a family member, are placed in a DETOX center while in Dakota County, the Corrections Department will provide our office with the cost of that service. Your case will be assigned a collections caseworker. If you have insurance that will pay all or part of this cost, you must give that information to the worker. The worker will process the insurance claim and you will be billed for any amount not paid by the insurance.
If you feel you cannot pay the amount of the bill you can “request a waiver”. If you make this request the county will:
- Bring your case to a review team to consider new information you provide
- Decide if the fee should stay the same or be reduced
You can ask your caseworker to set up a monthly payment plan or pay the full amount. If you request a payment plan you can make the payment by check, credit card, or automatic withdrawal from a bank account. A billing statement will be sent to you each month. If you have questions, you should call the assigned worker.