PRINTER'S NO. 426
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
389
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, JAMES, BARRAR, BOBACK, V. BROWN,
D. COSTA, DAVIS, DUSH, FREEMAN, GERGELY, GINGRICH, HARPER,
A. HARRIS, J. HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ,
MILLARD, MURT, GABLER, PASHINSKI, PETRARCA, PICKETT, SAYLOR,
SNYDER, WARD AND HANNA, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled
"An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its
powers and duties," establishing the office of Chief Nursing
Officer of the Commonwealth and providing for its powers and
duties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1(a) of the act of April 27, 1905
(P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of
Health, and defining its powers and duties," amended July 2,
1996 (P.L.518, No.87), is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., (a) The Department of Health
shall consist of a Secretary of Health, an advisory board [and],
a Physician General and a Chief Nursing Officer of the
Commonwealth.
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(c.1) There shall be an office of Chief Nursing Officer of
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