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37 Pa. Code § 95.231. Personal hygiene.

§ 95.231. Personal hygiene.

 The following are the minimum requirements applicable to personal hygiene:

   (1)  Inmates shall be required to maintain proper hygiene standards.

   (2)  Inmates shall bathe at least twice a week.

   (3)  An inmate determined to be indigent shall be provided with articles to attain satisfactory personal hygiene.

   (4)  Inmate hair styles shall comply with sanitation and security policies of the prison.

   (5)  Female inmates shall be provided articles for feminine hygiene when needed.

   (6)  Written local policy shall provide a means for inmates to obtain clean clothing on a weekly basis.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  95.231 amended under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186).

Source

   The provisions of this §  95.231 readopted May 18, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1619; amended February 18, 2000, effective February 19, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 866. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (203085).



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