PRINTER'S NO. 144
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
189
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, FARNESE, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, SANTARSIERO,
HAYWOOD, KEARNEY AND HUGHES, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
providing the powers and duties of the State Health
Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
providing for certification of need of health care providers
and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care
facilities, further providing for licensure.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 806(h)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the act of
July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care
Facilities Act, are repealed:
Section 806. Licensure.
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(h) Abortion facilities.--
[(1) The department shall apply the same regulations
promulgated under subsection (f) to abortion facilities that
are applied to ambulatory surgical facilities. These
regulations include classification of the facilities in the
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