PRINTER'S NO. 2945
No. 237 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY IRVIS, BARBER, DORR, PIEVSKY, KUKOVICH, GLADECK,
PISTELLA, LASHINGER, DAWIDA, ARTY, McHALE, E. Z. TAYLOR,
CLYMER, CAWLEY, HARPER, STUBAN, D. W. SNYDER, SAURMAN,
MILLER, TIGUE, FARGO, GREENWOOD, DURHAM, CARN, LANGTRY,
JOSEPHS, NAHILL, KASUNIC, ITKIN, GRUPPO, STABACK, PHILLIPS,
MRKONIC, MARKOSEK, SCHULER, J. L. WRIGHT, BOYES, HERMAN,
LEVDANSKY, KOSINSKI, PETRONE, JOHNSON, GALLAGHER, WIGGINS,
PRESSMANN, COWELL, RYBAK, HALUSKA, FEE, DALEY, MORRIS,
WILSON, COLAFELLA, D. R. WRIGHT, RICHARDSON, TRELLO, PERZEL,
FREEMAN, CALTAGIRONE, LAUGHLIN, ACOSTA, TRUMAN AND PRESTON,
FEBRUARY 12, 1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, FEBRUARY 12, 1986
A RESOLUTION
1 Providing for a Committee on Long-Term Care Review to address
2 certain findings and recommendations made pursuant to House
3 Resolution 113 of 1985.
4 WHEREAS, The House Committee on Health and Welfare has
5 completed its review of State regulations and policies impacting
6 on nursing homes, with particular emphasis on the medical
7 assistance reimbursement system, pursuant to House Resolution
8 113 of 1985; and
9 WHEREAS, The House Committee on Health and Welfare has
10 adopted and submitted to the House of Representatives its final
11 report and findings, which includes the need to reform the
12 State's medical assistance program as it relates to nursing
13 homes in order to effectively contain costs while improving
14 access to nursing home care and quality of care for medical
1 assistance recipients; and
2 WHEREAS, The final report recommends the creation of a
3 special Long-Term Care Review Committee to assist in the
4 development of legislative policy relating to long-term care;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, It is estimated that an additional 9,481 nursing
7 home beds will be needed in Pennsylvania by the year 1990;
8 therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
10 appoint a select Committee on Long-Term Care Review, five
11 members to be from the majority party and four members to be
12 from the minority party, to address the findings and
13 recommendations contained in the final report pursuant to House
14 Resolution 113; to study, evaluate and make recommendations
15 regarding alternative reimbursement methodologies and the extent
16 to which such systems would improve Pennsylvania's medical
17 assistance program; to contribute to the health planning process
18 in meeting the needs of the Commonwealth's long-term care
19 population; and to determine if legislation is necessary to
20 implement these reforms; and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take
22 testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems
23 necessary in this Commonwealth. Each member of the committee
24 shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations to
25 witnesses appearing before the committee; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the committee is authorized to hire such staff
27 and assistants as it deems necessary, and the fees and expenses
28 incurred by the committee shall be paid from accounts under the
29 control of the Chief Clerk, in an amount not to exceed $50,000;
30 and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That the committee shall report to the House of
2 Representatives on its activities, findings and recommendations
3 by November 30, 1986, and shall issue interim reports to the
4 House of Representatives as the committee deems necessary.
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