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Relating to medication policies for transferring prisoners and inmates under the purview of the department of corrections or a county sheriff
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a prisoner or inmate is moved from one jail or prison to another, their prescription medications must be sent along with them so they don't miss any doses. The new rules also require a doctor at the new facility to quickly review the person's medications to make sure their treatment continues without a break. This change affects both state prisons and county jails.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to medication policies for transferring prisoners and inmates. The bill requires the department of corrections to adopt administrative rules to include in medication procedures established for facilities under the purview of the department of corrections and facilities under the purview of a county sheriff, a provision that if a prisoner or inmate is transferred to another facility under the purview of the department of corrections or a county sheriff, the prescription medication of the inmate or prisoner shall be transferred at the time the inmate or prisoner is transferred to the subsequent facility to avoid interruption in, and to support, medication adherence. The rules shall also provide for expeditious review of the prisoner’s or inmate’s prescription medications by the licensed prescriber designated for the subsequent facility in order to continue the prisoner’s or inmate’s medication treatment following such transfer.
Lobbying
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