General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 107
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 133
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE FOR INMATES OF
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of
2 Correction to (1) implement general improvements to the health care
3 provided to inmates, including preventative medicine, chronic disease
4 management, mental health and substance use disorder services,
5 infectious disease prevention and reproductive health care, (2)
6 coordinate patient care and medical record keeping between the civilian
7 health care system and the department, and (3) ensure continuity of care
8 through transitional programs for all inmates entering and exiting the
9 correctional system.
Statement of Purpose:
To improve the provision of health care to inmates.
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