CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 53.1-133.06)

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: 2025, c. 698.