Bill Information

An Act amending the act of June 26, 2001 (P.L.755, No.77), entitled "An act establishing a special fund and account for money received by the Commonwealth from the Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco manufacturers; providing for home and community-based care, for tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts, for Commonwealth universal research enhancement, for hospital uncompensated care, for health investment insurance, for medical assistance for workers with disabilities, for regional biotechnology research centers, for the HealthLink Program, for community-based health care assistance programs, for PACE reinstatement and PACENET expansion, for medical education loan assistance and for percentage allocation and appropriation of moneys," further providing for use of Tobacco Settlement Fund and home and community-based services; establishing the Inner City Community Care Program and providing for its management; further providing for accountability related to the home and community-based services program; defining "Healthy People 2010;" further providing for powers and duties of the Department of Health, for primary contractors, for contracts and purposes and for accountability related to tobacco use prevention and cessation program; further defining "infrastructure"; defining "R01 funding" and "technical support"; further providing for the Health Research Advisory Committee, for responsibilities of the Department of Aging, for peer review procedures, for use of research funds, for research grant applications, for National Institutes of Health funding formula and for National Cancer Institute funding formula; further defining "extraordinary expenses"; deleting provisions relating to reimbursement for extraordinary expenses, payments to hospitals, Federal funds, penalties and PACE reinstatement and PACENET expansion; providing for health care assistance for certain retirees; establishing the Securing Health Care Assistance for Retired Employees Board and the Securing Health Care Assistance for Retired Employees Trust Fund; providing for issuance of bonds; and making appropriations.