PRINTER'S NO. 2861
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2445
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY LEE, HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS, FRANKEL, SAPPEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, T. DAVIS, CEPHAS, SANCHEZ, STURLA, ROZZI, RABB,
McNEILL, MADDEN, KRAJEWSKI, SIMS, GUENST, PARKER, O'MARA,
KINKEAD, McCLINTON AND KINSEY, MARCH 23, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 23, 2022
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 department shall provide 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
immediately upon the individual's intake and assessment at a
correctional institution.
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