PRINTER'S NO. 1164
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1014
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY LEE, FIEDLER, CEPHAS, FRANKEL, SCHLOSSBERG,
McCLINTON, DALEY, SAPPEY, MADDEN, CALTAGIRONE, T. DAVIS,
YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, SOLOMON, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS,
STURLA, FITZGERALD, INNAMORATO, HOHENSTEIN, RAVENSTAHL,
KORTZ, BURGOS, VITALI, HARRIS, A. DAVIS, HANBIDGE AND
SCHWEYER, APRIL 2, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 2, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating
to inmate confinement, providing for trauma-informed care and
training.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5908. Trauma-informed care and training.
(a) Trauma-informed care requirements.--
(1) The warden of a correctional institution shall
ensure that the correctional institution provides to all
incarcerated individuals and detainees quality trauma-
informed care as specified by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
(2) Trauma-informed care for an individual shall begin
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immediately upon the individual's intake and assessment at a
correctional institution.
(b) Correctional staff training.--Correctional staff must
have not fewer than four hours of professional training related
to trauma-informed care, which must include, but is not limited
to, the following:
(1) Training to identify individuals with trauma.
(2) Training on how and when to refer individuals to the
proper health care professionals.
(3) Training on how to interact with and empower
incarcerated individuals who have experienced trauma.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Correctional staff." An individual who works with
incarcerated individuals on a regular basis. The term includes,
but is not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Medical staff.
(2) A correctional officer.
(3) A mentor.
(4) An educational instructor.
"Trauma-informed care." An organizational structure and
treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing and
responding to the effects of all types of trauma.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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