§ 53.1-133.06 Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Postpartum recovery” means the eight-week period, or longer as determined by a health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner, following childbirth. “Restraints” means any mechanical device, medication, physical intervention, or hands-on hold to prevent an individual from moving her body.
History
This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 698 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2025, c. 698.