PRINTER'S NO. 1950
No. 142 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY MISCEVICH, KELLY, ABRAHAM, TRELLO, MRKONIC, O'KEEFE, POTT, E. Z. TAYLOR, KLINGAMAN, DiCARLO, SCHWEDER, RICHARDSON, HELFRICK, NOYE AND OLIVER, AUGUST 17, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, AUGUST 17, 1977
In the House of Representatives, August 17, 1977 1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives directs the 2 Committee on Health and Welfare to investigate the operations 3 and administration of Kane Hospital located in Allegheny County; 4 therefore be it 5 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take 6 testimony, and make its investigations at such places as it 7 deems necessary. It may issue subpoenas under the hand and seal 8 of its chairman commanding any person to appear before it and to 9 answer questions touching matters properly being inquired into 10 by the committee and to produce such books, papers, records and 11 documents as the committee deems necessary. Such subpoenas may 12 be served upon any person and shall have the force and effect of 13 subpoenas issued out of the courts of this Commonwealth. Any 14 person who willfully neglects or refuses to testify before the 15 committee or to produce any books, papers, records or documents, 16 shall be subject to the penalties provided by the laws of the 17 Commonwealth in such case. Each member of the committee shall
1 have power to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses 2 appearing before the committee; and be it further 3 RESOLVED, That within 30 calendar days after the committee 4 has made its report, the chairman of the committee shall cause a 5 record of all expenses incurred by the committee, or the members 6 thereof, which are payable at Commonwealth expense, to be filed 7 with the Speaker of the House and the Speaker shall cause the 8 same to be entered in the journal thereof. No expenses incurred 9 by the committee or any member thereof shall be reimbursable by 10 the Chief Clerk unless such expense shall first have been 11 included as an expense item in the record heretofore required. G18L67RZ/19770H0142R1950 - 2 -