US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 6311.04 § 1
[PURPOSE AND SCOPE § 549.50. The Bureau of Prisons does not
ordinarily perform plastic surgery on inmates to correct
preexisting disfigurements (including tattoos) on any part of the
body. In circumstances where plastic surgery is a component of a
presently medically necessary standard of treatment (for example,
part of the treatment for facial lacerations or for mastectomies
due to cancer) or it is necessary for the good order and security
of the institution, the necessary surgery may be performed.]
"Presently medically necessary" is defined in Chapter 1,
Section 1 of the Health Services Manual.
History
PS 6311.04 dated 1996-04-25
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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