HB 841 – DHHS Compliance Review/Jail Suicide Attempts
Primary House Sponsors: Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg); Rep. Amos Quick, III (D-Guilford); Rep. Raymond Smith, Jr. (D-Sampson, Wayne); Rep. Kandie Smith (D-Pitt)
Summary
This bill requires DHHS to conduct a suicide prevention program compliance review following a report of an attempted suicide by an inmate in the custody of a local confinement facility in the state.
This bill appropriates $186,702 in recurring funds for each year of the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium to DHHS to be used to hire two full-time Jail Inspectors.
This bill also appropriates $110,296 in recurring funds for each year of the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium to DHHS to be used to hire a full-time Facility Compliance Consultant to perform compliance reviews of each reported attempted suicide.
Movement
Filed – 5/4/2021