1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not:

   1. (1) prohibit or prevent completion of an intrastate collect calling call made in connection with an inmate calling service; or

   2. (2) decline to establish or otherwise degrade intrastate collect calling made in connection with inmate calling services;

      solely for the reason that the provider lacks a billing relationship with the called party's communications service provider.

2. (b) The prohibitions set forth in subsection (a) do not apply if a provider offers debit calling, prepaid calling, or prepaid collect calling for intrastate inmate calling services calls.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.