Prisoner is a legal term for a person who is imprisoned. In section 1 of the Prison Security Act 1992, the word prisoner means any person for the time being in a prison as a result of any requirement imposed by a court or otherwise that he be detained in legal custody.
To qualify for insurance coverage under the medically necessary definition, one would have to practically be skeletally deformed...in essence, one would need a whole lot more than just braces for correction. Please read the link below to read what conditions qualify for medically necessary.
ADDITIONAL HINTS: 1  The attending physician is ALWAYS the key to obtaining Medicare benefits; obtain a statement from the beneficiary's physician stating that the durable medical equipment prescribed is medically necessary, is part of his course of treatment, and explaining its therapeutic value to the beneficiary.