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Title XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS

Chapter 221

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  221.523.  Intake and care of pregnant offenders, procedures. — 1.  By January 1, 2026, all county and city jails shall develop specific procedures for the intake and care of offenders who are pregnant, which shall include procedures regarding:

  (1)  Maternal health evaluations;

  (2)  Dietary supplements, including prenatal vitamins;

  (3)  Timely and regular nutritious meals, consistent with the Nutrition During Pregnancy Guidelines prepared by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists;

  (4)  Substance abuse treatment;

  (5)  Treatment for the human immunodeficiency virus and ways to avoid human immunodeficiency virus transmission;

  (6)  Hepatitis C;

  (7)  Sleeping arrangements for such pregnant offenders in the third trimester, including requiring such offenders to sleep on the bottom bunk bed;

  (8)  Access to mental health professionals;

  (9)  Sanitary materials; and

  (10)  Postpartum recovery, including that, except in extraordinary circumstances, no such offender shall be placed in isolation during such recovery.

  2.  As used in this section, the term "postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period an offender who was pregnant is in the hospital or infirmary after delivery.

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(L. 2025 H.B. 495)

Severability clause, see § 1.1001


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