PRINTER'S NO. 1601
No. 1188 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, EICHELBERGER, PICCOLA, BROWNE, REGOLA AND
M. WHITE, DECEMBER 3, 2007
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, DECEMBER 3, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408, No.89), entitled, as
2 reenacted, "An act providing for the creation of the Health
3 Care Cost Containment Council, for its powers and duties, for
4 health care cost containment through the collection and
5 dissemination of data, for public accountability of health
6 care costs and for health care for the indigent; and making
7 an appropriation," further providing for the functions of the
8 Health Care Cost Containment Council.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 5(d) of the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408,
12 No.89), known as the Health Care Cost Containment Act, reenacted
13 and amended July 17, 2003 (P.L.31, No.14), is amended by adding
14 a paragraph to read:
15 Section 5. Powers and duties of the council.
16 * * *
17 (d) General duties and functions.--The council is hereby
18 authorized to and shall perform the following duties and
19 functions:
20 * * *
1 (16) Collect and disseminate data relating to the 20
2 most common health care services or procedures provided or
3 performed in this Commonwealth, and promulgate regulations
4 requiring physicians and hospitals to conspicuously post
5 applicable prices at locations where services are rendered or
6 procedures are performed.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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