CHAPTER 625
An Act to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a work group to study and make recommendations related to prioritizing treatment for incarcerated women who are pregnant and in need of substance abuse treatment; report.
[S 603]
Approved April 8, 2024
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Health, shall convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to study and make recommendations related to prioritizing treatment for incarcerated women who are pregnant and in need of substance abuse treatment. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.