PENNSYLVANIA, April 14 - county sentencing court and prosecuting attorney of the

department's intent to transfer a vulnerable inmate to a

community corrections center, community corrections facility or

home confinement no less than five days before the transfer.

(b) Method.--Notifications and other communications under

this section may be electronic.

§ 37A04. Procedure.

(a) Reentry plan.--Prior to an inmate being transferred

under this chapter, a reentry plan, including access to

rehabilitative programming that addresses reentry needs, must be

approved by the department. The department shall determine

reentry needs based on information contained in a risk and needs

assessment and t he vulnerable inmate's co rrectional plan.

(b) Assigned designation.--A vulnerable inmate may be

transferred to a community corrections center, community

corrections facility or to home confinement. A vulnerable inmate

transferred under this chapter may not be permitted to leave the

community corrections center, community corrections facility or

home confinement without the prior consent of the department.

(c) Notification.--Upon completion of the requirements under

subsection (a), the department may transfer a vulnerable inmate.

A vulnerable inmate shall be notified and transferred

immediately.

(d) Medical screening.--A vulnerable inmate may not be

transferred under this chapter until the inmate passes a medical

screening for COVID-19, as recommended by the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention.

(e) Information.--The department shall provide the board all

information related to the conduct of a vulnerable inmate

transferred under this chapter. The department and board may

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