Bill Information - History

An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in preliminary provisions, reenacting and amending provisions relating to definitions; in powers and duties of the department, reenacting and amending provisions relating to powers and duties of the department; in Statewide Health Coordinating Council and health systems agencies, reenacting and amending provisions relating to State health services plan; in administration of the act, reenacting provisions relating to regulations and reenacting and amending provisions relating to enforcement of orders relating to certificate of need; in certificate of need, reenacting and amending provisions relating to certificate of need required and clinically related health services subject to review, to certificates of need and notice of intent and application and issuance and to notice and hearings before health systems agencies, reenacting provisions relating to notice of public meetings and to good cause, reenacting and amending provisions relating to information during review, to criteria for review of applications for certificates of need or amendments and to monitoring certificate of need, expiration of a certificate of need and reenacting provisions relating to emergencies and reenacting and amending provisions relating to notice of termination of services, to review of activities and to actions against violations of law and rules and regulations and bonds; in licensing of health care facilities, reenacting and amending provisions relating to issuance of license; in general provisions and repeals and effective date, reenacting and amending provisions relating to existing facilities and institutions and to fees for review of certificate of need applications and repealing provisions relating to sunset.