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SB00391

Breast Cancer Care Options for Women in State Custody

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 6:19 AM

In one sentence

This law allows prison officials to send women inmates to nearby licensed hospitals for breast cancer care if those facilities are closer than The University of Connecticut Health Center.

What it does

  • Allows the Commissioner of Correction to use local health care institutions that are closer to the prison than The University of Connecticut Health Center for breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
  • Permits sending patients to a nearby licensed hospital if an on-site mammogram cannot be provided at the correctional facility.

Who it affects

  • Women committed to the custody of the Department of Correction
  • The Commissioner of Correction

Limits and unknowns

  • The option to use a local hospital applies only if the facility is closer than The University of Connecticut Health Center.
  • For mammograms, this option is available specifically when on-site services cannot be provided at the prison.
  • The text does not specify which hospitals will participate or how costs are handled.

Plain language

Terms to know

Commissioner of Correction
The official in charge of the Department of Correction who manages prisons and inmate care.
Mammogram
A diagnostic screening for breast cancer defined by state law.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

To provide additional breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment options to women committed to the custody of the Department of Correction.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Transmitted to the Secretary of State
  3. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
  4. Public Act 26-117LCO
  5. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  6. House Calendar Number 576
  7. House Passed
  8. In Concurrence
  9. Senate Passed
  10. On Consent Calendar
  11. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  12. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  13. Senate Calendar Number 395
  14. File Number 617LCO
  15. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 5:00 PMLCO
  16. Joint FavorableJUD
  17. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  18. Public Hearing 03/18
  19. Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary