Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 19 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 1012 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for information on health care screenings for incarcerated individuals.

Last action — PN 1162 Referred to JUDICIARY

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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This bill establishes requirements for correctional institutions to report on health care screenings and provide guidelines for incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania.

  • Title 61

    § 5908. Information on health care screenings for incarcerated individuals. (a) Reports.--The correctional institution shall annually submit a report on health care screenings for incarcerated individuals to all of the following: (1) The Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate. (2) The Health Committee of the House of Representatives. (3) The Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives. (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include all of the following information: (1) The correctional institution's response time to DC-500, Sick Call Requests. (2) The number of DC-500, Sick Call Requests. (3) The number of incarcerated individuals who opt out of receiving health care screenings or health care services. (4) The number of emergency services used in each correctional institution. (5) The number of specialty off-site health care services used by incarcerated individuals. (6) The total number of incarcerated women and girls who have received health care screenings. (7) The total number of pregnant incarcerated women and girls who have received health care screenings. (8) The total number of live births and stillbirths by incarcerated women and girls. (9) The total number and type of maternal complications. (10) The number of specialty on-site health care services used by incarcerated individuals. (c) Guidelines.--The correctional institution shall provide all incarcerated individuals with comprehensive written guidelines regarding the correctional institution's health care screening procedures and information on preventative screenings. The following apply: (1) The guidelines used by the correctional institution should follow national guidelines, such as those used by insurance companies, that include information on the recommended preventative screening guidelines based on age and gender. (2) The correctional institution shall also provide all incarcerated individuals with updated guidelines under this subsection as the correctional institution deems necessary to keep the incarcerated individuals informed.

    Adds a new section requiring annual health care screening reports and guidelines for incarcerated individuals.

Action History

  1. PN 1162 Referred to JUDICIARY

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 221 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1012?
HB 1012 is sponsored by Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Joanna E. McClinton (Democratic), Brett R. Miller (Republican), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Fitzgerald, Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Gainey, MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Mccarter, Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Morgan Cephas (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Lee, Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Harris, Williams, Greg Rothman (Republican), Murt, Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Anita Astorino Kulik (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Sturla, Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Stephen Kinsey, Sara Innamorato, and Donna Bullock.
What is the current status of HB 1012?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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