Virginia HB 479: Prisoner; physical examination by licensed nurse practitioner.

Bill Text

VIRGINIAACTSOFASSEMBLY--2024SESSION
CHAPTER193
An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-33 of the Code of Virginia, relating to physical examination of
prisoner; licensed nurse practitioner; licensed physician assistant.
[H479]
ApprovedMarch28,2024
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §53.1-33 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§53.1-33. Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work.
Each person received by the Department shall be examined by a licensed physician or, licensed nurse
practitioner, or licensed physician assistant upon his arrival, within 30 days prior to any work
assignment in food services, medical services, or cosmetological services or a change in work
assignment, and at such other times thereafter as may be deemed necessary. The work that a prisoner is
required to do shall be dependent upon the report of the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician
assistant as to his physical and mental capacity.
The warden, in consultation with the physician, may exclude prisoners, on a case-by-case basis, from
work assignments based upon the classification of the institution and the safety and good order of the
institution. Special consideration should be used in assigning any inmate with an infectious disease to
assignments in food services, medical services, and cosmetological services.