PRINTER'S NO. 3335
No. 2554 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY VEON, COWELL, JAROLIN, TRELLO, KOSINSKI, OLASZ,
HARPER, ITKIN, BELFANTI, RICHARDSON, MELIO, SERAFINI,
LAUGHLIN, JAMES, GODSHALL AND D. W. SNYDER, MARCH 25, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 25, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
2 act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
3 duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
4 providing the powers and duties of the State Health
5 Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
6 Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
7 Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
8 providing for certification of need of health care providers
9 and prescribing penalties," providing staffing requirements
10 by regulation.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 601 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130,
14 No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by
15 adding a subsection to read:
16 Section 601. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
17 * * *
18 (i) Rules and regulations adopted under this act shall
19 insure that patient care hours be calculated at a ratio of three
20 patient care hours per 24-hour period.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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