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The health service program established to provide medical services to prisoners shall provide for appropriate means by which prisoners receiving nonemergency medical services may pay fees based upon a portion of the cost of such services. In no event shall any prisoner be denied medically necessary service due to his inability to pay.B\n\nThe Department of Corrections shall establish and maintain a treatment program for prisoners convicted pursuant to Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 and committed to its custody. The program shall include a clinical assessment of all such prisoners upon receipt into the custody of the Department of Corrections and the development of appropriate treatment plans, if indicated. A licensed psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist who is experienced in the diagnosis, treatment, and risk assessment of sex offenders shall oversee the program and the program shall be administered by a licensed psychiatrist, licensed clinical psychologist, or a licensed mental health professional who is a certified sex offender treatment provider as defined in § 54.1-3600.C\n\nThe Director shall provide a program of recreation for prisoners. The Director may establish, with consultation from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a comprehensive substance abuse treatment program which may include utilization of acupuncture and other treatment modalities, and may make such program available to any prisoner requiring the services provided by the program.D\n\nThe Director or his designee who shall be a state employee is authorized to make arrangements for religious services for prisoners at times as he may deem appropriate. When such arrangements are made pursuant to a contract or memorandum of understanding, the final authority for such arrangements shall reside with the Director or his designee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266890,"text":"It shall be the general purpose of the state correctional facilities to provide proper employment, training and education in accordance with this title, medical and mental health care and treatment, discipline and control of prisoners committed or transferred thereto. The health service program established to provide medical services to prisoners shall provide for appropriate means by which prisoners receiving nonemergency medical services may pay fees based upon a portion of the cost of such services. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 648; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1992, chapter 740; in 1993, chapter 768; in 1995, chapters 766<\/a> and 821<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 798<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 740<\/a>, 813<\/a>, and 840<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 261<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61447,"section_number":"53.1-32.1","catch_line":"Classification system; program assignments; mandatory participation","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-32.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74229,"identifier":"53.1-32","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-32","url":"\/53.1-32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-32\/","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Treatment and control of prisoners; recreation; religious services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be the general purpose of the state correctional facilities to provide proper employment, training and education in accordance with this title, medical and mental health care and treatment, discipline and control of prisoners committed or transferred thereto. The health service program established to provide medical services to prisoners shall provide for appropriate means by which prisoners receiving nonemergency medical services may pay fees based upon a portion of the cost of such services. In no event shall any prisoner be denied medically necessary service due to his inability to pay. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Corrections shall establish and maintain a treatment program for prisoners convicted pursuant to Article 7 (§ 18.2-61<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 and committed to its custody<\/span>. The program shall include a clinical assessment of all such prisoners upon receipt into the custody<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Corrections and the development of appropriate treatment plans, if indicated. A licensed psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist who is experienced in the diagnosis, treatment, and risk assessment of sex offenders shall oversee the program and the program shall be administered by a licensed psychiatrist, licensed clinical psychologist, or a licensed mental health professional who is a certified sex offender treatment provider as defined in § 54.1-3600<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall provide a program of recreation for prisoners. The Director<\/span> may establish, with consultation from the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a comprehensive substance abuse treatment<\/span> program which may include utilization of acupuncture and other treatment modalities, and may make such program available to any prisoner requiring the services provided by the program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Director<\/span> or his designee who shall be a state employee is authorized to make arrangements for religious services for prisoners at times as he may deem appropriate. When such arrangements are made pursuant to a contract<\/span> or memorandum<\/span> of understanding, the final authority for such arrangements shall reside with the Director<\/span> or his designee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTREATMENT AND CONTROL OF PRISONERS; RECREATION; RELIGIOUS SERVICES (\u00a7 53.1-32)\n\nA. It shall be the general purpose of the state correctional facilities to\nprovide proper employment, training and education in accordance with this title,\nmedical and mental health care and treatment, discipline and control of\nprisoners committed or transferred thereto. The health service program\nestablished to provide medical services to prisoners shall provide for\nappropriate means by which prisoners receiving nonemergency medical services may\npay fees based upon a portion of the cost of such services. In no event shall\nany prisoner be denied medically necessary service due to his inability to pay.\n\nB. The Department of Corrections shall establish and maintain a treatment\nprogram for prisoners convicted pursuant to Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.)\nof Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 and committed to its custody. The program shall\ninclude a clinical assessment of all such prisoners upon receipt into the\ncustody of the Department of Corrections and the development of appropriate\ntreatment plans, if indicated. A licensed psychiatrist or licensed clinical\npsychologist who is experienced in the diagnosis, treatment, and risk assessment\nof sex offenders shall oversee the program and the program shall be administered\nby a licensed psychiatrist, licensed clinical psychologist, or a licensed mental\nhealth professional who is a certified sex offender treatment provider as\ndefined in § 54.1-3600.\n\nC. The Director shall provide a program of recreation for prisoners. The\nDirector may establish, with consultation from the Department of Behavioral\nHealth and Developmental Services, a comprehensive substance abuse treatment\nprogram which may include utilization of acupuncture and other treatment\nmodalities, and may make such program available to any prisoner requiring the\nservices provided by the program.\n\nD. The Director or his designee who shall be a state employee is authorized to\nmake arrangements for religious services for prisoners at times as he may deem\nappropriate. When such arrangements are made pursuant to a contract or\nmemorandum of understanding, the final authority for such arrangements shall\nreside with the Director or his designee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-33, 53-94; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1992, c. 740;\n1993, c. 768; 1995, cc. 766, 821; 1998, c. 798; 2009, cc. 740, 813, 840; 2010,\nc. 261; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 759.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}