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Statute References

2021-2022 Legislation Amending Act 48 of 1979

These bills amend the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.0130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 16

# of Senate Bills: 5

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 106	Rep. MEHAFFIE	Patient Safety Act
House Bill 212	Rep. DeLUCA	Increasing Direct Care Hours in Nursing Homes
House Bill 213	Rep. DeLUCA	Increasing Inspections and Direct Care Hours in Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities
House Bill 281	Rep. ORTITAY	Health Care Facility Equipment Inventory
House Bill 289	Rep. O'NEAL	Abortion Clinic Reports - Former HB 2138
House Bill 721	Rep. D. MILLER	Mental Health Bed Registry
House Bill 762	Rep. DeLUCA	Reinstating Certificate of Need
House Bill 1428	Rep. MASSER	Elder Abuse Package
House Bill 1611	Rep. DAY	Nurse Staff Minimum Requirement
House Bill 1636	Rep. BURNS	Death Reporting Requirements for Care Facilities
House Bill 1723	Rep. FRANKEL	Exposing and Stopping Surprise Hospital Fees
House Bill 2293	Rep. BONNER	Registration and Oversight of Contract Health Care Service Agencies
House Bill 2401	Rep. WHEELAND	Home Health Care Regulatory Relief
House Bill 2604	Rep. TWARDZIK	"A Simple Prescription for Better Healthcare ID's"
House Bill 2704	Rep. D. WILLIAMS	Hospital Acquisitions and Price Transparency
House Bill 2883	Rep. FRANKEL	Expanding Fair Access to Hospital Care
Senate Bill 240	Sen. COLLETT	The Patient Safety Act
Senate Bill 818	Sen. J. WARD	Aligning Pennsylvania’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) Procedures with CMS
Senate Bill 903	Sen. MUTH	Surgical Smoke Evacuation
Senate Bill 1128	Sen. BARTOLOTTA	Mental Health Treatment - Database for Availability of Services
Senate Bill 1322	Sen. MUTH	Hospital Acquisitions and Price Transparency