PRINTER'S NO. 1754
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1259
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, CAPPELLETTI, COLLETT, FONTANA, STREET,
COMITTA, SANTARSIERO, COSTA, KEARNEY, HUGHES AND KANE,
JUNE 14, 2022
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JUNE 14, 2022
AN ACT
Providing for Commonwealth funding safety and transparency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Commonwealth
Funding Safety and Transparency Act.
Section 2. Transparency.
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, no nonprofit agency or nonprofit agency's
subcontractors and service providers that receive funding from
the Commonwealth to promote childbirth and provide alternatives
to abortion shall provide false or misleading information in the
provision of or advertisement of services. Any advertising that
uses funds provided by the Commonwealth shall comply with the
act of December 20, 2015 (P.L.497, No.90), known as the
Taxpayer-Funded Advertising Transparency Act, and may not
provide false or misleading information. The nonprofit agency
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shall ensure that subcontractors and service providers that
administer health care services, including pregnancy tests,
counseling and postdelivery support, meet the requirements of
the patient safety provisions of section 315 of the act of March
20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care
Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, comply with the
same regulations as apply to a health care facility subject to
section 806(h) of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48),
known as the Health Care Facilities Act, and do not provide
false or misleading information in the provision of or
advertisement of services. Any health care services, including
pregnancy tests, counseling and postdelivery support, provided
by the nonprofit agency and its subcontractors and service
providers, shall comply with the nationally recognized standards
published by the American Medical Association and the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Any program training
and materials from the nonprofit agency and their subcontractors
and service providers shall include the full range of
contraceptive options approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration.
(b) Violations.--A nonprofit agency that fails to comply
with this section may not be eligible to receive State funding
or State tax incentives.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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