H0642B0703A00394       VDL:CMM 04/16/07    #90             A00394
                        AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 642
                                    Sponsor:  REPRESENTATIVE WALKO
                                           Printer's No. 703

     1       Amend Sec. 1, page 1, lines 6 through 10, by striking out all
     2    of said lines and inserting
     3       Section 1.  Section 2713(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     4    Consolidated Statutes is amended, subsection (b) is amended by
     5    adding paragraphs, subsection (c) is amended, paragraph (1) of
     6    the definition of "caretaker" in subsection (f) is amended and
     7    subsection (f) is amended by adding definitions to read:

     8       Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 2713), page 2, by inserting between lines 
     9    11 and 12
    10       (c)  Report during investigation.--When in the course of
    11    conducting any regulatory or investigative responsibility, the
    12    Department of Aging, the Department of Health or the Department
    13    of Public Welfare has a reasonable cause to believe that a
    14    [care-dependent person or care-dependent persons residing in a
    15    facility have suffered bodily injury or been unlawfully
    16    restrained in] violation of subsection (a)[(1) or (2)] has
    17    occurred, a report shall be made immediately to the local law
    18    enforcement agency or to the Office of Attorney General.








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