California AB2593 prohibits corrections officials from interfering with medically necessary health care for prisoners.

California AB2593 adds a provision to the Penal Code, making it illegal for supervisors, administrators, or employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to knowingly countermand, change, interfere with, or refuse to implement health care prescribed or determined to be medically necessary by a licensed health care provider. This interference must result in substantial emotional distress or serious bodily injury.

California AB2593 prohibits corrections officials from interfering with medically necessary health care for prisoners.

California AB2593 adds a provision to the Penal Code, making it illegal for supervisors, administrators, or employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to knowingly countermand, change, interfere with, or refuse to implement health care prescribed or determined to be medically necessary by a licensed health care provider. This interference must result in substantial emotional distress or serious bodily injury.