The legislation sets minimum standards for mental health care for inmates in DOC facilities and Houses of Correction. Standards would be modeled on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on Psychiatric Services in Jails and Prisons. All DOC staff, administrators and correctional officers would be required to go through a DMH approved mental health training. The Department of Mental Health would be responsible for monitoring DOC compliance with the new law. (This is a refile of H. 1935 filed in the 2009-2010 Legislative Session. It currently sits in the House Committee on Health Care Financing.) |
