Texas § 501.0667 INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS.

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§ 501.0667 — INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS.

Texas § 501.0667

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 501.0667 (2026).

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Sec. 501.0667. INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS.

(a)The department shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by an inmate:

(1)the infant is allowed to remain with the inmate, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the inmate or infant; and

(2)the inmate has access to any nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.

(b)The department shall make the items described by Subsection (a)(2) available free of charge to an indigent inmate.

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Sec. 501.0667. INMATE POSTPARTUM RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by an inmate:
(1) the infant is allowed to remain with the inmate, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the inmate or infant; and
(2) the inmate has access to any nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.
(b) The department shall make the items described by Subsection (a)(2) available free of charge to an indigent inmate.