Chapter XIV HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Prisoners’ Health Care.- All prisoners will have access to adequate, gender-responsive health care facilities as may be prescribed under the rules.

Mental health-psychological assessment and treatment.-

1. (1) The Government may, by a general or special order, direct the transfer of any prisoner with mental illness from the place of detention to any mental health establishment in the State with prior permission of the Board mentioned in Sec.103 (Chapter XIII) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
2. (2) The method, modalities and procedure by which transfer of a prisoner under this section to be effected shall be such as may be prescribed under the rules.