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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 694<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1465807,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367548,"identifier":"53.1-133.01","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-133.01","url":"\/53.1-133.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-133.01\/","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-133.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Medical treatment for prisoners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-133.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any sheriff or superintendent may establish a medical treatment program for prisoners in which prisoners participate and pay towards a portion of the costs thereof. The State Board<\/span> of Local and Regional Jails shall develop a model plan and promulgate regulations for such program, and shall provide assistance, if requested, to the sheriff or superintendent in the implementation of a program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEDICAL TREATMENT FOR PRISONERS (\u00a7 53.1-133.01)\n\nAny sheriff or superintendent may establish a medical treatment program for\nprisoners in which prisoners participate and pay towards a portion of the costs\nthereof. The State Board of Local and Regional Jails shall develop a model plan\nand promulgate regulations for such program, and shall provide assistance, if\nrequested, to the sheriff or superintendent in the implementation of a program.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 694; 2020, c. 759.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}