PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4356
PRINTER'S NO. 4383
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2861
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, KAUFFMAN, SAYLOR, TOEPEL, CAUSER, DRISCOLL,
COX, TOOHIL, PICKETT, MILLARD, GLEIM, KLUNK AND GAYDOS,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
providing the powers and duties of the State Health
Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
providing for certification of need of health care providers
and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care
facilities, providing for access to long-term care nursing
facilities for essential caregivers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known
as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 822. Access to long-term care nursing facilities for
essential caregivers.
(a) Protocols.--The department, in consultation with the
Department of Human Services, shall establish protocols to allow
a resident of a long-term care nursing facility or an individual
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