PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 408
PRINTER'S NO. 2820
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
419
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, MURT, SCHLOSSBERG,
CALTAGIRONE, T. DAVIS, RABB, MILLARD, DAVIDSON, McNEILL,
READSHAW, LONGIETTI, JAMES, YOUNGBLOOD, SAMUELSON, DRISCOLL,
McCLINTON, MIZGORSKI, SAYLOR, FREEMAN, ISAACSON, DEASY,
CIRESI, MARKOSEK, WARREN, DAWKINS, KINSEY, WEBSTER,
FITZGERALD, ULLMAN, SNYDER, DALEY, KIM, McCARTER AND KORTZ,
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OCTOBER 30, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 22, 2005 (P.L.407, No.74), entitled
"An act establishing a program for breast and cervical cancer
screening services for certain eligible women; and providing
for the powers and duties of the Department of Health,"
further providing for DEFINITIONS AND FOR Pennsylvania Breast
and Cervical Cancer Early Screening DETECTION SCREENING
Program.; AND MAKING AN EDITORIAL CHANGE.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of November 22, 2005
(P.L.407, No.74), known as the Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Screening Act, is amended to read:
SECTION 1. THE TITLE OF THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 22, 2005
(P.L.407, NO.74), KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA BREAST AND CERVICAL
CANCER EARLY SCREENING ACT, IS AMENDED TO READ:
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
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SERVICES FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE [WOMEN] INDIVIDUALS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH.
SECTION 2. THE DEFINITION OF "PROGRAM" IN SECTION 2 OF THE
ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES WHEN USED IN THIS ACT SHALL
HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS SECTION UNLESS THE
CONTEXT CLEARLY INDICATES OTHERWISE:
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"PROGRAM." THE PENNSYLVANIA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY
[SCREENING] DETECTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 3.
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SECTION 3. SECTION 3 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
Section 3. Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
[Screening] DETECTION Program established.
(a) Program established.--There is hereby established within
the Department of Health a program to be known as the
Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early [Screening]
DETECTION Program, which shall provide for the availability of
[annual] ROUTINE breast cancer and cervical cancer screening
services ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES for low-income
underinsured and uninsured [women] INDIVIDUALS who are [40] 30
to [49] 65 64 years of age[.] FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND 21
TO 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING.
(b) Screening services.--The program shall be administered
by the department for [women] INDIVIDUALS who are eligible under
subsection (c) and shall be targeted towards [women] INDIVIDUALS
who are at high risk for breast and cervical cancer.
(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible for the program, an
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individual must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be [a woman] AN INDIVIDUAL who is [40] 30 to [49] 65
64 years of age[.] FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND 21 TO 64
YEARS OF AGE FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING.
(2) Have a family income that does not exceed 250% of
the Federal poverty level.
(3) Have no health insurance coverage for screening
mammograms, clinical breast examinations, Pap tests and
pelvic examinations for [women] INDIVIDUALS.
Section 2 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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