Virginia § 53.1-33 - Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 53.1-33 — Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53.1-33. Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work
Each person received by the Department shall be examined by a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant upon his arrival, within 30 days prior to any work assignment in food services, medical services, or cosmetological services or a change in work assignment, and at such other times thereafter as may be deemed necessary. The work that a prisoner is required to do shall be dependent upon the report of the physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant as to his physical and mental capacity.
The warden, in consultation with the physician, may exclude prisoners, on a case-by-case basis, from work assignments based upon the classification of the institution and the safety and good order of the institution. Special consideration should be used in assigning any inmate with an infectious disease to assignments in food services, medical services, and cosmetological services.
Code 1950, § 53-47; 1970, c. 630; 1979, c. 700; 1982, c. 636; 2007, c. 591; 2024, c. 193.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53.1-33 ("Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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