[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S6433]
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                PRISON HEALTH CARE SERVICES LEGISLATION

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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 538

  Mr. HUTCHINSON (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 
704) to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the 
overutilization of prison health care services and control rising 
prisoner health care costs; as follows:

       On page 8, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) the term `health care visit'--
       ``(A) means a visit, as determined by the Director, 
     initiated by a prisoner to an institutional or 
     noninstitutional health care provider; and
       ``(B) does not include a visit initiated by a prisoner--
       ``(i) pursuant to a staff referral; or
       ``(ii) to obtain staff-approved follow-up treatment for a 
     chronic condition;
       On page 8, line 20, after ``services'' insert ``, emergency 
     services, prenatal care, diagnosis or treatment of contagious 
     diseases, mental health care, or substance abuse treatment''.
       On page 10, line 16, strike ``2 years'' and insert ``1 
     year''.
       On page 10, line 21, strike ``24-month'' and insert ``12-
     month''.
       On page 12, strike lines 6 through 9 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(ii) constitute a health care visit within the meaning of 
     section 4048(a)(4) of this title; and
       ``(iii) are not preventative health care services, 
     emergency services, prenatal care, diagnosis or treatment of 
     contagious diseases, mental health care, or substance abuse 
     treatment.''

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