Bill Information

An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, further providing for purposes, for definitions, for powers of the Department of Health, for administration and for licensure; providing for compliance with staffing plans and recordkeeping, for work assignment policies and for public disclosure of staffing requirements; further providing for license standards, reliance on accrediting agencies and Federal Government, for medical assistance payments and for civil penalties; and providing for private cause of action and for grants and loan programs for nurse recruitment.