H0825B0909A03636 NAD:CDM 10/03/17 #90 A03636
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 825
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HEFFLEY
Printer's No. 909
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by striking out "psychiatric and"
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 4 through 17; page 2, lines 1
through 30; page 3, lines 1 through 20; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Detoxification Bed Registry Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Bed registry." The detoxification bed registry established
under this act.
"Department." The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs of
the Commonwealth.
"Licensed provider." A hospital-based detoxification or
rehabilitation treatment program licensed to provide care for
substance use disorder or a licensed nonhospital residential
detoxification facility.
Section 3. Registry.
(a) Development.--The department shall develop and
administer an Internet-based detoxification bed registry to
collect, aggregate and display information about available beds
at a licensed provider's detoxification and rehabilitation
facility for the treatment of individuals in need of
detoxification.
(b) Contents.--The bed registry shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(1) Descriptive information for licensed providers in
this Commonwealth, including contact information for each
licensed provider.
(2) Real-time information updated at least daily
regarding the number of beds available at a licensed
provider's detoxification and rehabilitation facility and,
for each available bed, the type of patient that may be
admitted, the level of security provided and other
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information that may be necessary to allow for the
identification of appropriate licensed providers for the
treatment of individuals in need of detoxification.
(3) A search function to identify available beds that
are appropriate for the treatment of individuals experiencing
a substance abuse emergency.
(c) Participation requirement.--A licensed provider shall
participate in the bed registry established under this act and
shall designate an employee to report information for inclusion
in the bed registry. The designated employee shall serve as a
point of contact for addressing requests for information related
to data reported to the bed registry. The designated employee
shall update daily the information reported to the bed registry.
(d) Licensed provider requirements.--In order to be eligible
to access the registry, a licensed provider must:
(1) submit the information specified under subsection
(b) to the bed registry, including providing daily real-time
information; or
(2) arrange for the licensed provider's contact
information to be monitored and accessed at any time in
accordance with the department's regulations promulgated
under section 4.
(e) Private contracting.--The department may enter into a
contract with a private entity for the development and
administration of the bed registry.
Section 4. Regulations.
The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to
implement this act.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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See A03636 in
the context
of HB0825