PRINTER'S NO. 2307
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1714
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, T. DAVIS, SCHLOSSBERG,
A. DAVIS, CALTAGIRONE, KORTZ, YOUNGBLOOD, CIRESI, MILLARD,
DeLUCA, McCLINTON, KIRKLAND, ZABEL, DALEY, RABB, RAVENSTAHL,
MADDEN, MULLINS, BURGOS, KENYATTA, ULLMAN AND OTTEN,
JULY 16, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 16, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in departmental powers and
duties as to licensing, providing for reports to coroners.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article X of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a
subarticle to read:
(e) Reports to Coroners
Section 1091. Reporting Required.--Notwithstanding section
1218-B of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as
"The County Code," an assisted living residence or personal care
home shall report each death of a patient of the assisted living
residence or personal care home which occurs in the building or
on the grounds of the assisted living residence or personal care
home to the coroner of the county in which the assisted living
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