,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1       
#bjbf,mrs4 ,foushee 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,ansari1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4     
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1     
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4      
,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,randall1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4    
,goldman of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to ensure access to      
obstetrician-gynecologists for female   
prisoners1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,,ob-,,gyn ,care in       
,prisons ,act4  #b4 ,employment of      
obstetrician-gynecologists at ,bureau of
 ,prisons facilities ,section           
#djea7;h77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#c7                          
,obstetrician-gynecologist access  7,a7 

,in general ,the ,director shall ensure 
that all prisoners have access to an    
obstetrician-gynecologist in accordance 
with this paragraph1 and shall employ at
 least one 7and may employ more than    
one7 obstetrician-gynecologist certified
 by the ,american ,board of ,obstetrics 
and ,gynecology on a full-time basis at 
each facility of the ,bureau of ,prisons
 at which female prisoners are          
incarcerated  7,b7 ,initial visit ,the  
,director shall ensure that each female 
prisoner incarcerated by the ,bureau of 
,prisons has an initial visit with the  
obstetrician-gynecologist employed at   
the facility at which the prisoner is   
incarcerated not later than #ad days    
after imprisonment4  7,c7 ,services ,an 
obstetrician-gynecologist employed under
 this paragraph shall provide female    
prisoners with the following services3  
7i7 ,menstrual health care and pain     
management4  7ii7 ,contraceptive        
counseling and access4  7iii7 ,diagnosis
 and treatment of gynecological         

conditions4  7iv7 ,cancer screenings    
consistent with clinical guidelines4    
7v7 ,prenatal care and pregnancy        
screenings4  7vi7 ,postpartum care and  
recovery4  7vii7 ,mental health         
screening for postpartum depression4    
7,d7 ,protections for prisoners ,with   
respect to services provided by         
obstetrician-gynecologists1 female      
prisoners shall be provided the         
following3 7i7 ,informed consent for any
 exam or procedure4  7ii7 ,the right to 
refuse non-emergency care4  7iii7 ,clear
 communication in the preferred language
 of the prisoner4  7,e7 ,standards ,in  
providing services under this paragraph1
 the obstetrician-gynecologist shall use
 of trauma-informed care standards for  
survivors of sexual violence4  7,f7     
,referrals ,the ,director-- 7i7 shall   
establish a process for female prisoners
 to receive referrals to and care from  
other medical specialists when medically
 necessary1 as determined by the        
obstetrician-gynecologist2  7ii7 shall  

ensure that transportation and security 
arrangements do not delay a prisoner's  
access to such care2 and  7iii7 may not 
deny providing a prisoner with such care
 based on cost or staffing constraints4 
7,g7 ,vacancies ,the ,director shall    
fill any vacancy in an                  
obstetrician-gynecologist position      
required under this paragraph not later 
than #db days after such vacancy is     
created4  4  #c4 ,report ,not later than
 one year after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and on an annual basis      
thereafter1 the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,prisons shall submit to ,congress a
 report that includes the following3    
7#a7 ,the name of each facility of the  
,bureau of ,prisons at which at least   
one obstetrician-gynecologist is        
employed on a full-time basis4  7#b7    
,the name of each facility of the       
,bureau of ,prisons at which the        
employment of at least one              
obstetrician-gynecologist is required   
under section #djea7;h77#c7 of title    

#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 which       
position is vacant1 and the duration of 
such vacancy4  7#c7 ,during the previous
 one-year period1 for each facility of  
the ,bureau of ,prisons at which female 
prisoners are incarcerated1 the number  
of-- 7,a7 visits to an                  
obstetrician-gynecologist employed at   
the facility in accordance with section 
#djea7;h77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 by-- 7i7 female          
prisoners2 and  7ii7 pregnant prisoners2
  7,b7 the number of hours worked by    
each such obstetrician-gynecologist at  
such facility2  7,c7 childbirths by     
prisoners2  7,d7 pregnancies of         
prisoners that were classified as       
high-risk by an                         
obstetrician-gynecologist described in  
subparagraph 7,c71 and any pregnancies  
that were so classified by any other    
obstetrician-gynecologist2 and  7,e7    
deaths of-- 7i7 female prisoners related
 to pregnancy2 and  7ii7 newborn        
children of pregnant prisoners4