Bill > HB05474

This bill requires the Department of Correction to update its plan for providing healthcare services to incarcerated individuals, ensuring adequate mental health staffing, annual physical exams, timely initial health assessments, appropriate housing for those needing medical or mental health care, and access to vaccines. It also mandates that the department report detailed information about medical care, including medication administration delays and adverse outcomes, organized by correctional institution, in an annual report to legislative committees. Furthermore, the bill establishes a new position, the Correction Medical Deputy Ombuds, within the Office of the Correction Ombuds, to oversee efforts to help eligible incarcerated individuals apply for Medicaid before their release from a correctional institution.

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