James Ohrenschall voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Expands Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Pregnant Inmates
Signed by Governor Joseph Lombardo
Title: Expands Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Pregnant Inmates
Vote to pass a bill that expands medical and behavioral health services for pregnant inmates.
Defines “Department” as the State Department of Corrections (Sec. 2).
Requires the department provide incarcerated women access to certain necessary medical and behavioral services and sufficient supply of feminine hygiene products at no cost (Sec. 2).
Requires the department establish policies that prohibit any male staff member from inspecting or searching a incarcertated women (Sec. 5).
Requires the department to provide pregnany inmates with access to necessary medical and behaviroal health care services (Sec. 6).
Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 6).
Title: Expands Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Pregnant Inmates
Title: Expands Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Pregnant Inmates