102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5132

 

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-7-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a committed person is prescribed a drug while in a correctional institution or facility, the drug shall not be substituted with another drug unless the prescribing physician certifies to the chief administrative officer of the correctional institution or facility that the substitution of the drug is for medical necessity. Provides exceptions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-7-2 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-7-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2)
7    Sec. 3-7-2. Facilities.
8    (a) All institutions and facilities of the Department
9shall provide every committed person with access to toilet
10facilities, barber facilities, bathing facilities at least
11once each week, a library of legal materials and published
12materials including newspapers and magazines approved by the
13Director. A committed person may not receive any materials
14that the Director deems pornographic.
15    (b) (Blank).
16    (c) All institutions and facilities of the Department
17shall provide facilities for every committed person to leave
18his cell for at least one hour each day unless the chief
19administrative officer determines that it would be harmful or
20dangerous to the security or safety of the institution or
21facility.
22    (d) All institutions and facilities of the Department
23shall provide every committed person with a wholesome and

 

 

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1nutritional diet at regularly scheduled hours, drinking water,
2clothing adequate for the season, bedding, soap and towels and
3medical and dental care.
4     (d-5) If a committed person is prescribed a drug while in
5a correctional institution or facility, the drug shall not be
6substituted with another drug unless the prescribing physician
7certifies to the chief administrative officer of the
8correctional institution or facility that the substitution of
9the drug is for medical necessity. Nothing in this subsection
10(d-5) prevents the Director of Corrections or chief
11administrative officer of the correctional institution or
12facility from removing a drug from its availability to
13committed persons or denying the committed person the drug if
14the United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a
15statement about the drug that calls into question the clinical
16safety of the drug, the drug manufacturer has notified the
17United States Food and Drug Administration of a manufacturing
18discontinuance or potential discontinuance of the drug as
19required by Section 506C of the Federal Food, Drug, and
20Cosmetic Act, as codified in 21 U.S.C. 356c, or the drug
21manufacturer has removed the drug from the market. Nothing in
22this subsection (d-5) prohibits a health care plan for which
23the Department has contracted to provide medical care and
24drugs for committed persons, by contract, written policy, or
25procedure, or any other agreement or course of conduct, from
26requiring a pharmacist who provides drugs to committed persons

 

 

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1in correctional institutions or facilities to effect
2substitutions of prescription drugs consistent with Section
319.5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act, under which a pharmacist
4may substitute an interchangeable biologic for a prescribed
5biologic product, and Section 25 of the Pharmacy Practice Act,
6under which a pharmacist may select a generic drug determined
7to be therapeutically equivalent by the United States Food and
8Drug Administration and in accordance with the Illinois Food,
9Drug and Cosmetic Act.
10    (e) All institutions and facilities of the Department
11shall permit every committed person to send and receive an
12unlimited number of uncensored letters, provided, however,
13that the Director may order that mail be inspected and read for
14reasons of the security, safety or morale of the institution
15or facility.
16    (f) All of the institutions and facilities of the
17Department shall permit every committed person to receive
18in-person visitors and video contact, if available, except in
19case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief
20administrative officer determines that such visiting would be
21harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the
22institution or facility. Each committed person is entitled to
237 visits per month. Every committed person may submit a list of
24at least 30 persons to the Department that are authorized to
25visit the committed person. The list shall be kept in an
26electronic format by the Department beginning on August 1,

 

 

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12019, as well as available in paper form for Department
2employees. The chief administrative officer shall have the
3right to restrict visitation to non-contact visits, video, or
4other forms of non-contact visits for reasons of safety,
5security, and order, including, but not limited to,
6restricting contact visits for committed persons engaged in
7gang activity. No committed person in a super maximum security
8facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact
9visits. Any committed person found in possession of illegal
10drugs or who fails a drug test shall not be permitted contact
11visits for a period of at least 6 months. Any committed person
12involved in gang activities or found guilty of assault
13committed against a Department employee shall not be permitted
14contact visits for a period of at least 6 months. The
15Department shall offer every visitor appropriate written
16information concerning HIV and AIDS, including information
17concerning how to contact the Illinois Department of Public
18Health for counseling information. The Department shall
19develop the written materials in consultation with the
20Department of Public Health. The Department shall ensure that
21all such information and materials are culturally sensitive
22and reflect cultural diversity as appropriate. Implementation
23of the changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-629 is
24subject to appropriation. The Department shall seek the lowest
25possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the
26extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video

 

 

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1calling. The Department shall not make a commission or profit
2from video calling services. Nothing in this Section shall be
3construed to permit video calling instead of in-person
4visitation.
5    (f-5) (Blank).
6    (f-10) The Department may not restrict or limit in-person
7visits to committed persons due to the availability of
8interactive video conferences.
9    (f-15)(1) The Department shall issue a standard written
10policy for each institution and facility of the Department
11that provides for:
12        (A) the number of in-person visits each committed
13    person is entitled to per week and per month including the
14    requirements of subsection (f) of this Section;
15        (B) the hours of in-person visits;
16        (C) the type of identification required for visitors
17    at least 18 years of age; and
18        (D) the type of identification, if any, required for
19    visitors under 18 years of age.
20    (2) This policy shall be posted on the Department website
21and at each facility.
22    (3) The Department shall post on its website daily any
23restrictions or denials of visitation for that day and the
24succeeding 5 calendar days, including those based on a
25lockdown of the facility, to inform family members and other
26visitors.

 

 

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1    (g) All institutions and facilities of the Department
2shall permit religious ministrations and sacraments to be
3available to every committed person, but attendance at
4religious services shall not be required.
5    (h) Within 90 days after December 31, 1996, the Department
6shall prohibit the use of curtains, cell-coverings, or any
7other matter or object that obstructs or otherwise impairs the
8line of vision into a committed person's cell.
9(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-30, eff. 1-1-18;
10100-142, eff. 1-1-18; 100-677, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff.
118-14-18.)