Sec. 7612.5. Personal health care items

(a) The department shall require that upon admission to a facility, all prisoners shall be provided at facility expense with an issue of personal health care items. The department shall specify those articles necessary for maintaining proper personal hygiene and health care including at a minimum, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, drinking cup, toilet paper and bath towels.

(b) In addition to subdivision (a) of this section, all female prisoners shall be provided at facility expense with necessary feminine hygiene items in order to provide for the special hygiene needs of females. All feminine hygiene items shall be stored and dispensed in a manner sufficient to ensure that they are sanitary.

(c) All personal health care items issued pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall be replenished or replaced as needed.