Tenn. Code § 41-21-206

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 41-21-206 - Access to healthcare products for incarcerated women
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Custodian" means the warden of a state correctional facility;
(2) "Healthcare products" includes:
(A) Feminine hygiene products;
(B) Moisturizing soap that is not lye-based;
(C) Toothbrushes;
(D) Toothpaste; and
(E) Any other healthcare product a custodian deems appropriate; and
(3) "State correctional facility" means a state facility or state institution that houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the department.
(b) A custodian shall make healthcare products available to all women incarcerated in a state correctional facility at no cost and in a quantity that is appropriate to the needs of the woman without a medical permit. Custodians shall not require that a woman be diagnosed with an illness to access healthcare products. Custodians shall make healthcare products available in housing units and in the medical area of a state correctional facility.
(c) This section does not establish a minimum standard or otherwise create a private right of action concerning the products supplied to a person incarcerated in a state correctional facility.

T.C.A. § 41-21-206

Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 411,s 1, eff. 5/21/2019.