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A00172
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
155
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, MADDEN, GUENST, HANBIDGE, STURLA,
FRANKEL, HILL-EVANS, DELLOSO, HOWARD, BURGOS, D. WILLIAMS,
CERRATO, VENKAT, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, MULLINS, BENHAM,
T. DAVIS, WEBSTER, SOLOMON, RADER, BRENNAN, ROZZI, HARKINS,
N. NELSON, SHUSTERMAN AND OTTEN, MARCH 8, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 8, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
providing the powers and duties of the State Health
Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
providing for certification of need of health care providers
and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care
facilities, further providing for consumer protections; and
abrogating a regulation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 806.3(b)(7) of the act of July 19, 1979
(P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, is
amended to read:
Section 806.3. Consumer protections.
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(b) Information to be provided.--Each consumer or the
consumer's legal representative or responsible family member
shall receive an information packet from the home care agency or
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home care registry prior to the commencement of services which
includes the following in a form that is able to be easily
understood and read:
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(7) Documentation from the home care agency or a home
care registry that demonstrates personal face-to-face
interviews with all employees from a home care agency or
independent contractors referred by the home care registry
and documentation of at least two satisfactory reference
checks prior to referral to the consumer. The face-to-face
requirement of this paragraph may be fulfilled through the
use of two-way video or other remote technology.
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Section 2. The provisions of 28 Pa. Code ยง 611.51(a)(1) are
abrogated to the extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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