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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, AUGUST 2, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 2, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Providing for a siting restriction for assisted living |
2 | residences, nursing homes and personal care homes. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Short title. |
6 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Assisted |
7 | Living Residence, Nursing Home and Personal Care Home Siting |
8 | Restriction Act. |
9 | Section 2. Definitions. |
10 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
11 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
12 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
13 | "Assisted living residence." Any premises in which food, |
14 | shelter, personal care, assistance or supervision and |
15 | supplemental health care services are provided for a period |
16 | exceeding 24 hours for four or more adults who are unrelated to |
17 | the operator and who require assistance or supervision in such |
18 | matters as dressing, bathing, diet, financial management, |
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1 | evacuation from the residence in the event of an emergency or |
2 | medication prescribed for self-administration. |
3 | "Nursing home." Any premises in which nursing care and |
4 | related medical or other health services are provided, for a |
5 | period exceeding 24 hours, for two or more individuals, who are |
6 | unrelated to the operator, who are not acutely ill and not in |
7 | need of hospitalization, but who, because of age, illness, |
8 | disease, injury, convalescence or physical or mental infirmity, |
9 | need such care. |
10 | "Personal care home." Any premises in which food, shelter |
11 | and personal assistance or supervision are provided for a period |
12 | exceeding 24 hours for four or more adults who are unrelated to |
13 | the operator, who do not require the services in or of a |
14 | licensed long-term care facility but who do require assistance |
15 | or supervision in such matters as dressing, bathing, diet, |
16 | financial management, evacuation of a residence in the event of |
17 | an emergency or medication prescribed for self-administration. |
18 | Section 3. Assisted living residence, nursing home and personal |
19 | care home siting restriction. |
20 | A municipality shall adopt, amend and implement such |
21 | ordinances as are necessary to prohibit assisted living |
22 | residences, nursing homes and personal care homes in areas of |
23 | the municipality zoned for industrial use. |
24 | Section 4. Effective date. |
25 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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