1. By January 1, 2026, all county and city jails shall develop specific procedures for the intake and care of offenders who are pregnant, which shall include procedures regarding:
- (1) Maternal health evaluations;
- (2) Dietary supplements, including prenatal vitamins;
- (3) Timely and regular nutritious meals, consistent with the Nutrition During Pregnancy Guidelines prepared by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
- (4) Substance abuse treatment;
- (5) Treatment for the human immunodeficiency virus and ways to avoid human immunodeficiency virus transmission;
- (6) Hepatitis C;
- (7) Sleeping arrangements for such pregnant offenders in the third trimester, including requiring such offenders to sleep on the bottom bunk bed;
- (8) Access to mental health professionals;
- (9) Sanitary materials; and
- (10) Postpartum recovery, including that, except in extraordinary circumstances, no such offender shall be placed in isolation during such recovery.
- 2. As used in this section, the term "postpartum recovery" means, as determined by a physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period an offender who was pregnant is in the hospital or infirmary after delivery.
(L. 2025 H.B. 495)
Severability clause, see § 1.1001