SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

“Administrator”, chief administrative officer of a county correctional facility.

“Correctional facility”, any building, enclosure, space or structure used for the custody, control and rehabilitation of committed offenders and of such other persons as may be placed in custody therein in accordance with law.

“County correctional facility” or “jail”, any correctional facility or jail owned, operated, administered or subject to the control of a county of the commonwealth.

“State correctional facility” or “prison”, any correctional facility or prison owned, operated, administered or subject to the control of the department of correction, including but not limited to: Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Norfolk; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham; Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Shirley; Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center; and Bridgewater State Hospital.

“Superintendent”, the chief administrative officer of a state correctional facility or prison.

SECTION 2. (a) Prior to starting a shift, each employee, including correctional officers, of a state correctional facility or county correctional facility shall be provided with and take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test before entering the facility. Individual employees shall produce a negative test before entering a site at the start of each work day.

(b) In a state correctional facility, the superintendent shall be responsible for providing tests and ensuring that only employees who test negative for COVID-19 enter the state correctional facility. In a county correctional facility, the administrator shall be responsible for providing tests and ensuring that only employees who test negative for COVID-19 enter the county correctional facility.