Michigan HB6279 establishes health and safety standards for state correctional facilities, ensuring timely access to medical care and addressing.

Michigan HB6279 mandates that the Department of Corrections ensure prisoners have timely access to necessary medical, dental, optical, and mental health care. It requires the department to address conditions that risk prisoner health, such as lack of access to toilets, showers, and hygiene facilities. The bill also mandates reasonable access to programs and services for prisoners with disabilities, including providing assistive equipment. A prisoner who believes these standards are violated can file a grievance through the department's system.

Michigan HB6279 establishes health and safety standards for state correctional facilities, ensuring timely access to medical care and addressing.

Michigan HB6279 mandates that the Department of Corrections ensure prisoners have timely access to necessary medical, dental, optical, and mental health care. It requires the department to address conditions that risk prisoner health, such as lack of access to toilets, showers, and hygiene facilities. The bill also mandates reasonable access to programs and services for prisoners with disabilities, including providing assistive equipment. A prisoner who believes these standards are violated can file a grievance through the department's system.