SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3519 PRINTER'S NO. 3817
No. 2443 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, BASTIAN, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DeWEESE,
FREEMAN, GEIST, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, KAUFFMAN,
LaGROTTA, LEVDANSKY, MARKOSEK, MILLARD, MUSTIO, PERZEL,
PICKETT, PYLE, ROBERTS, ROSS, SATHER, SAYLOR, E. Z. TAYLOR,
TURZAI, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, BALDWIN, FLEAGLE, THOMAS, GANNON,
WALKO, HARPER, SOLOBAY, SAINATO AND DALEY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
SENATOR CORMAN, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, IN SENATE, AS
AMENDED, APRIL 3, 2006
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An <--
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for continuation
4 of demonstration projects for cardiac care.
5 AMENDING THE ACT OF JULY 19, 1979 (P.L.130, NO.48), ENTITLED "AN <--
6 ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND
7 DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ESTABLISHING AND
8 PROVIDING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE HEALTH
9 COORDINATING COUNCIL, HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES AND HEALTH CARE
10 POLICY BOARD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND STATE HEALTH
11 FACILITY HEARING BOARD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE;
12 PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATION OF NEED OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
13 AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES," PROVIDING FOR CONTINUATION OF
14 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR CARDIAC CARE.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known <--
18 as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
19 read:
20 Section 1002.1. Continuation of Demonstration Projects for
1 Cardiac Care.--Any hospital that is subject to the provisions of
2 this act, which also operates a demonstration project for
3 percutaneous coronary intervention, shall, upon expiration of
4 the demonstration project period initially approved by the
5 Department of Health, receive permanent approval of the service
6 operated under the demonstration project in accordance with the
7 conditions as initially approved, unless otherwise agreed to in
8 writing by the hospital. Nothing in this section shall prevent
9 the Department of Health from promulgating regulations regarding
10 percutaneous coronary intervention.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
12 SECTION 1. THE ACT OF JULY 19, 1979 (P.L.130, NO.48), KNOWN <--
13 AS THE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ACT, IS AMENDED BY ADDING A
14 SECTION TO READ:
15 SECTION 822. CONTINUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR
16 CARDIAC CARE.--ANY HOSPITAL THAT OPERATES A DEMONSTRATION
17 PROJECT FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION SHALL, UPON
18 EXPIRATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PERIOD INITIALLY
19 APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, RECEIVE APPROVAL TO CONTINUE IN THE
20 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS AS
21 INITIALLY APPROVED, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE
22 HOSPITAL, EXCEPT THAT THE DEPARTMENT, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH
23 THE PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY,
24 MAY REQUIRE HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
25 TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY OF THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT BY AN
26 ACADEMIC INSTITUTION ACCEPTABLE TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE
27 DEPARTMENT.
28 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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