Bill Text: IA HF504 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the development of a uniform form to provide a prisoner's medical information to the receiving institution upon the transfer of a prisoner.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF504 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-HF504-Introduced.html
House File 504 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 504 BY PETERSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development of a uniform form to 1 provide a prisoner’s medical information to the receiving 2 institution upon the transfer of a prisoner. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2611YH (3) 84 pf/nh
H.F. 504 Section 1. TRANSFER OF PRISONERS —— PROVISION OF MEDICAL 1 INFORMATION —— UNIFORM FORM. By January 1, 2012, the director 2 of the department of corrections, in cooperation with the 3 Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ association, shall develop 4 a uniform medical form to be used by all county jails in 5 providing a prisoner’s medical information to the receiving 6 institution when a prisoner is transferred from a county jail 7 to an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of 8 corrections. 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill directs the director of the department of 11 corrections, in cooperation with the Iowa state sheriffs’ and 12 deputies’ association, to develop a uniform medical form to 13 be used by all county jails in providing a prisoner’s medical 14 information to the receiving institution when a prisoner is 15 transferred from a county jail to an institution under the 16 jurisdiction of the department of corrections. The form is to 17 be developed by January 1, 2012. 18 -1- LSB 2611YH (3) 84 pf/nh 1/ 1
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