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PRINTER'S NO. 1383
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1057
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, COLLETT, STEFANO, MENSCH, DUSH,
CAPPELLETTI, J. WARD, MUTH, L. WILLIAMS AND HUTCHINSON,
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, FEBRUARY 8, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Health
and its departmental administrative and advisory boards,
providing for administration of COVID-19 antigen tests.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
section to read:
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Section 2127. Administration of COVID-19 Antigen Tests.--(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of
Health, in collaboration with other State agencies, shall
provide a temporary waiver to authorize licensed pharmacies to
be reimbursed for medical billing related to the administration
of COVID-19 antigen tests approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration.
(b) The temporary waiver under subsection (a) shall remain
in place for no less than six months following the termination
of the Federal emergency declaration related to COVID-19 or
December 31, 2022, whichever is later. The Secretary of Health
shall transmit notice of the date of the expiration of the
temporary waiver to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(c) To the extent necessary in order to implement this
section, the Department of Health shall request a waiver of
Federal law and regulations or any other necessary approval from
the Federal Government.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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