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TX Govt Code § 501.0215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.0215. Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates

Sec. 501.0215.  EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANT INMATES.  The department shall develop and provide to each pregnant inmate educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting.  The programming must include instruction regarding:(1)  appropriate prenatal care and hygiene;(2)  the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and drugs on a developing fetus;(3)  parenting skills; and(4)  medical and mental health issues applicable to children.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 501.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.022. Infant Care and Parenting

Sec. 501.022.  INFANT CARE AND PARENTING.  The department shall implement a residential infant care and parenting program for mothers who are confined by the department.  To the extent practicable, the department shall model the program after the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Mothers and Infants Together program operated under contract in Fort Worth.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 199), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 501.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.023. Information Concerning Foster Care History

Sec. 501.023.  INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.  (a)  The department, during the diagnostic process, shall assess each inmate with respect to whether the inmate has at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services.(b)  Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature and shall make the report available to the public on the department's Internet website.  The report must summarize statistical information concerning the total number of inmates who have at any time been in the conservatorship of a state agency responsible for providing child protective services, including, disaggregated by age, the number of inmates who have not previously served a term of imprisonment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 2719), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (H.B. 1191), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 501.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.024. Verification of Inmate Veteran Status

Sec. 501.024.  VERIFICATION OF INMATE VETERAN STATUS.  (a)  The department, during the diagnostic process, shall record information relating to an inmate's military history in the inmate's admission sheet and intake screening form, or any other similar document.(b)  The department shall:(1)  in consultation with the Texas Veterans Commission, investigate and verify the veteran status of each inmate by using the best available federal data; and(2)  use the data described by Subdivision (1) to assist inmates who are veterans in applying for federal benefits or compensation for which the inmates may be eligible under a program administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 261 (H.B. 634), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 281 (H.B. 875), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 501.023 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(24), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 501.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.025. Veterans Services Coordinator

Sec. 501.025.  VETERANS SERVICES COORDINATOR.  (a)  The department shall establish a veterans services coordinator to coordinate responses to the needs of veterans under the supervision of the department, including veterans who are released on parole or mandatory supervision.  The veterans services coordinator, with the cooperation of the community justice assistance division, shall provide information to community supervision and corrections departments to help those departments coordinate responses to the needs of veterans placed on community supervision.  The veterans services coordinator shall coordinate veterans' services for all of the department's divisions.(b)  The veterans services coordinator, in collaboration with the attorney general's office, shall provide each incarcerated veteran a child support modification application.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (H.B. 865), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 501.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.026. Limitation on Certain Searches

Sec. 501.026.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN SEARCHES.  The department shall adopt a policy regarding a search of any room or other area that occurs while a female inmate who is not fully clothed is present in the room or area.  The policy must:(1)  require that the search be conducted by a female correctional officer if one is available;(2)  include staffing procedures to ensure the availability of female officers; and(3)  provide that if it is necessary for a male correctional officer to conduct the search, the officer must submit a written report explaining the reasons for the search to the warden not later than 72 hours after the search.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 501.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.027. Access to Programs by Female Inmates

Sec. 501.027.  ACCESS TO PROGRAMS BY FEMALE INMATES.  (a)  The department shall develop and implement policies that increase and promote a female inmate's access to programs offered to inmates in the custody of the department, including educational, vocational, substance use treatment, rehabilitation, life skills training, and prerelease programs.  The department may not reduce or limit a male inmate's access to a program to meet the requirements of this section.(b)  Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall:(1)  prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each standing committee of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over the department, and the reentry task force described by Section 501.098 a written report that includes:(A)  a description of any department policies that were created, modified, or eliminated during the preceding year to meet the requirements of this section; and(B)  a list of programs available to female inmates in the custody of the department during the preceding year; and(2)  publish the report on the department's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 3227), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 501.026 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(31), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 501.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.051. Medical Facilities at University of Texas Medical Branch

Sec. 501.051.  MEDICAL FACILITIES AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH.  (a)  The medical facility constructed by the institutional division at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shall be used as a teaching facility and be limited to patients who are teaching patients, as long as the medical facility is used for the treatment of department patients.  The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall maintain and operate the facility and provide professional staff services necessary for the care of patients in the facility, except that the department shall provide security at the facility.  The facility shall provide the same level of care as is provided for patients in other facilities of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.(b)  If the medical facility ceases to be used for department patients, the facility shall revert to the medical branch for its use and be operated under the exclusive management and control of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System.(c)  The medical facility shall be operated with funds appropriated for that purpose.(d)  The department shall establish and maintain an overnight holding facility for inmate outpatients at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.(e)  The department and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the responsibilities of the department and the medical branch in maintaining the department's medical facility, providing security, and providing medical care.  The memorandum must also establish a joint peer review committee and a joint utilization review committee.  Each committee shall be composed of medical personnel employed by the department and by the medical branch.  The joint peer review committee shall review all case files to determine whether the quality of medical care provided is adequate, according to accepted medical standards.  The joint utilization review committee shall review all case files to determine whether treatment given is medically necessary under the circumstances of each case, taking into account accepted medical standards.  The department shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.051 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.086, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.052. Medical Residencies

Sec. 501.052.  MEDICAL RESIDENCIES.  The department may establish a residency program or a rotation program to employ or train physicians to treat inmates in the department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.052 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.087, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.053. Reports of Physician Misconduct

Sec. 501.053.  REPORTS OF PHYSICIAN MISCONDUCT.  (a)  If the department receives an allegation that a physician employed or under contract with the department has committed an action that constitutes a ground for the denial or revocation of the physician's license under Section 164.051, Occupations Code, the department shall report the information to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners in the manner provided by Section 154.051, Occupations Code.(b)  The department shall provide the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners with a copy of any report or finding relating to an investigation of an allegation reported to the board.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.053 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.088, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.763, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 501.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.055. Report of Inmate Death

Sec. 501.055.  REPORT OF INMATE DEATH.  (a)  If an inmate dies while in the custody of the department, an employee of the facility who is in charge of the inmate shall immediately notify the nearest justice of the peace serving in the county in which the inmate died and the office of internal affairs for the department.  The justice shall personally inspect the body and make an inquiry as to the cause of death.  The justice shall make written copies of evidence taken during the inquest, and give one copy to the director and one copy to a district judge serving in the county in which the inmate died.  The judge shall provide the copy to the grand jury and, if the judge determines the evidence indicates wrongdoing, instruct the grand jury to thoroughly investigate the cause of death.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply if the inmate:(1)  dies of natural causes while attended by a physician or a registered nurse;  or(2)  is lawfully executed.(c)  If an inmate dies as described by Subsection (b)(1), the department or an authorized official of the department shall immediately attempt to notify the next of kin of the inmate that the inmate has died, state the time of the inmate's death, and inform the next of kin that unless the next of kin objects to the department within eight hours of the stated time of death, an autopsy will be conducted on the inmate.(d)  If the next of kin consents to the autopsy or does not within eight hours of the time of death file an objection with the department about the autopsy, the department or an authorized official of the department shall order an autopsy to be conducted on the inmate.  The order of an autopsy under this subsection constitutes consent to an autopsy for the purposes of Article 49.32, Code of Criminal Procedure.(e)  For purposes of this section, an "inmate in the custody of the department" is a convicted felon who:(1)  is confined in a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with the department;  or(2)  has been admitted for treatment into a hospital while remaining in the custody of the department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.055 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.090, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (H.B. 1009), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Govt Code § 501.0551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.0551. Anatomical Gifts

Sec. 501.0551.  ANATOMICAL GIFTS.  (a)  The department, during the diagnostic process, shall provide each inmate with a form on which the inmate may indicate whether the inmate wishes to be an eye, tissue, or organ donor if the inmate dies while in the custody of the department.(b)  If an inmate indicates on the form that the inmate wishes to be a donor, the effect is the same as if the inmate executed a statement of gift under Section 521.401, Transportation Code.(c)  The department shall adopt procedures to provide inmates with the form described by Subsection (a).(d)  Expired.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1422, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 501.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.056. Contract for Care of Mentally Ill and Mentally Retarded Inmates

Sec. 501.056.  CONTRACT FOR CARE OF MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY RETARDED INMATES.  The department shall contract with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for provision of Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation facilities, treatment, and habilitation for mentally ill and mentally retarded inmates in the custody of the department. The contract must provide:(1)  detailed characteristics of the mentally ill inmate population and the mentally retarded inmate population to be affected under the contract;(2)  for the respective responsibilities of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and the department with regard to the care and supervision of the affected inmates;  and(3)  that the department remains responsible for security.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.056 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.091, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.057. Civil Commitment Before Parole

Sec. 501.057.  CIVIL COMMITMENT BEFORE PAROLE.  (a)  The department shall establish a system to identify mentally ill inmates who are nearing eligibility for release on parole.(b)  Not later than the 30th day before the initial parole eligibility date of an inmate identified as mentally ill, an institutional division psychiatrist shall examine the inmate.  The psychiatrist shall file a sworn application for court-ordered temporary mental health services under Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code, if the psychiatrist determines that the inmate is mentally ill and as a result of the illness the inmate meets at least one of the criteria listed in Section 574.034 or 574.0345, Health and Safety Code.(c)  The psychiatrist shall include with the application a sworn certificate of medical examination for mental illness in the form prescribed by Section 574.011, Health and Safety Code.(d)  The institutional division is liable for costs incurred for a hearing under Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code, that follows an application filed by a division psychiatrist under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.057 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.092, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 501.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.058. Compensation of Psychiatrists

Sec. 501.058.  COMPENSATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS.  The amount of compensation paid by the institutional division to psychiatrists employed by the division should be similar to the amount of compensation authorized for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to pay to psychiatrists employed by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.058 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 501.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.059. Screening for and Education Concerning Fetal Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy

Sec. 501.059.  SCREENING FOR AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FETAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY.  (a)  The department shall establish a screening program to identify female inmates who are:(1)  between the ages of 18 and 44;(2)  sentenced to a term of confinement not to exceed two years; and(3)  at risk for having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications, including giving birth to a child with alcohol-related birth defects.(b)  The screening program established under Subsection (a) must:(1)  evaluate the family planning practices of each female inmate described by Subsection (a) in relation to the inmate's consumption of alcohol and risk of having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications;(2)  include an objective screening tool to be used by department employees administering the screening program; and(3)  occur during the diagnostic process or at another time determined by the department.(c)  The department shall provide:(1)  a brief substance abuse intervention to all female inmates identified by the screening program as being at risk for having a pregnancy with alcohol-related complications; and(2)  an educational brochure describing the risks and dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy to all female inmates.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 24, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 501.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.060. Tuberculosis Screening

Sec. 501.060.  TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING.  (a)  The board will establish requirements for tuberculosis screening of department employees and volunteers in a manner similar to that established for jail employees and volunteers as outlined in Subchapter B, Chapter 89, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The institutional division shall provide tuberculosis screening for a person if:(1)  the person is an employee of:(A)  the institutional division;(B)  the correctional managed care plan operated by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;  or(C)  the Texas Tech University Health Science Center Correctional Managed Care Plan;  and(2)  the person requests the screening.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 501.059 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 501.059 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 385, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter B. General Medical and Mental Health Care Provisions|Section 501.062. Study of Rate of Recidivism Among Sex Offenders

Sec. 501.062.  STUDY OF RATE OF RECIDIVISM AMONG SEX OFFENDERS.  (a)  The department shall conduct a long-term study, for at least 10 years after the date an orchiectomy is performed under Section 501.061, to measure the rate of recidivism among inmates who undergo the procedure.(b)  During the study period under Subsection (a), with respect to each inmate who undergoes an orchiectomy under Section 501.061 and who volunteers to undergo the evaluations described by this subsection, the department shall provide for:(1)  a psychiatric or psychological evaluation of the inmate;  and(2)  periodic monitoring and medical evaluation of the presence of the hormone testosterone in the inmate's body.(c)  Before each regular session of the legislature, the department shall submit to the legislature a report that compares the rate of recidivism of sex offenders released from the institutional division who have undergone an orchiectomy to the rate of recidivism of those sex offenders who have not.(d)  The department may contract with a public or private entity to conduct the study required under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 144, Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 1997.|