SB 1300

Abstract

Board of Local and Regional Jails; review servicesprovided to inmates during pregnancy, pregnancy termination, labor and delivery, and postpartum recovery; report. Directsthe Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board), in consultationwith a stakeholder work group, to (i) identify and analyze all obstetricand gynecological services and any other services provided by localand regional jails to inmates during pregnancy, pregnancy termination,labor and delivery, and postpartum recovery; (ii) compare such servicesto best practices recommended by the American Correctional Association,American Jail Association, National Commission on Correctional HealthCare, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; and(iii) develop recommendations to ensure that proper services areprovided to inmates during pregnancy, pregnancy termination, laborand delivery, and postpartum recovery. The bill directs the Boardto (a) post its findings and recommendations on its website and reportsuch findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee onthe Judiciary, Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services,House Committee for Courts of Justice, and House Committee on PublicSafety by July 1, 2022, and (b) adopt regulations consistent withits findings and recommendations.