87R3070 MCF-D
By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 1307
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the care of pregnant women in county jail or in the
custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.0668 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0668. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR
SEXUAL ABUSE OF PREGNANT INMATE. As soon as practicable after
receiving a report of a miscarriage or physical or sexual abuse of a
pregnant inmate, the department shall ensure that an appropriate
health care professional promptly:
(1) reviews the health care services provided to the
inmate; and
(2) orders additional health care services, including
mental health services, as the health care professional considers
appropriate.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 351.048 to read as follows:
Sec. 351.048. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR
SEXUAL ABUSE OF PREGNANT PRISONER. As soon as practicable after
receiving a report of a miscarriage or physical or sexual abuse of a
pregnant prisoner while in the custody of a county jail, the sheriff
shall ensure that an appropriate health care professional promptly:
(1) reviews the health care services provided to the
prisoner; and
(2) orders additional health care services, including
mental health services, as the health care professional considers
appropriate.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.