01. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) 'Administrator' means the warden of the penal institution, the director of a facility under the control of the Department of Corrections, or any designees thereof, including medical and correctional staff. (2) 'Confined' means housed, detained, or serving a sentence in a penal institution or other facility under the control of the Department of Corrections. (3) 'Labor' means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix and shall include any medical condition in which a pregnant person is sent or brought to a medical facility for the purpose of delivering the pregnant person's baby. (4) 'Medical facility' shall include a hospital, birthing center, or clinic. (5) 'Penal institution' shall have the same meaning as provided in § 22-2603.01(6). (6) 'Postpartum recovery' means a period of recovery following childbirth or miscarriage or termination of a pregnancy as determined by a physician to be medically necessary for healing. -2603.01(6). (6) 'Postpartum recovery' means a period of recovery following childbirth or miscarriage or termination of a pregnancy as determined by a physician to be medically necessary for healing. (7) 'Restraints' means any device used to control or bind the movement of a person’s body or limbs. (July 25, 2015, D.C. Law 20-280, § 201, 62 DCR 1495; Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-344, § 20, 70 DCR 635.)
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