PRINTER'S NO. 2436
No. 1870 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, LaGROTTA, BIANCUCCI, WASHINGTON, CAWLEY,
SOLOBAY, BUXTON, GEORGE, DeWEESE, KENNEY, CORRIGAN, COY,
READSHAW, CURRY, BEBKO-JONES, LAUGHLIN, BELFANTI, ROONEY,
BROWNE, BISHOP, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, MANDERINO, SCRIMENTI,
LEACH, PISTELLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, McCALL, HERMAN, DALEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, WALKO, WHEATLEY, BELARDI, GOODMAN, SURRA, HORSEY,
HARHAI, JOSEPHS, THOMAS, HESS, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, SHANER,
FREEMAN, PALLONE AND TANGRETTI, JULY 16, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JULY 16, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 20, 2003 (P.L. , No.1A), entitled
2 "An act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of
3 the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
4 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for
5 the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, for certain
6 institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills
7 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
8 ending June 30, 2003; to provide appropriations from the
9 State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance
10 Fund, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores
11 Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust
12 Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the
13 Tuition Payment Fund, the Banking Department Fund, the
14 Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology
15 Development Authority Fund and the Tobacco Settlement Fund to
16 the Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the
17 Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial
18 Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June 30,
19 2004; to provide appropriations from the Motor License Fund
20 for the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, for the
21 proper operation of the several departments of the
22 Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to
23 spend Motor License Fund moneys; to provide for the
24 appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive Department of
25 the Commonwealth and for the establishment of restricted
26 receipt accounts for the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June
27 30, 2004, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at
28 the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003; to provide
1 for the additional appropriation of Federal and State funds
2 from the General Fund, for the Executive Department of the
3 Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2002, to June 30,
4 2003, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
5 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002;
6 and making a repeal," adding State appropriations to the
7 Department of Health.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 215 of the act of March 20, 2003 (P.L.
11 , No.1A), known as the General Appropriation Act of 2003, is
12 amended to read:
13 Section 215. Department of
14 Health.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the Department of
16 Health: Federal State
17 For general government operations
18 of the Department of Health.
19 State appropriation........ 27,271,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for general government
23 operations:
24 (1) "WIC - Administration and
25 Operation."
26 Federal appropriation...... 12,143,000
27 (2) "Health Assessment."
28 Federal appropriation...... 494,000
29 (3) "PHHSBG - Administration and
30 Operation."
31 Federal appropriation...... 3,167,000
32 (4) "SABG - Administration and
33 Operation."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 6,254,000
2 (5) "MCHSBG - Administration and
3 Operation."
4 Federal appropriation...... 16,549,000
5 (6) "Adult Blood Lead
6 Epidemiology."
7 Federal appropriation...... 43,000
8 (7) "Pediatric Prehospital
9 Emergency Care."
10 Federal appropriation...... 231,000
11 (8) "TB - Administration and
12 Operation."
13 Federal appropriation...... 699,000
14 (9) "Lead - Administration and
15 Operation."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,404,000
17 (10) "AIDS Health Education
18 Administration and Operation."
19 Federal appropriation...... 3,769,000
20 (11) "Community Migrant Health."
21 Federal appropriation...... 319,000
22 (12) "HIV/AIDS Surveillance."
23 Federal appropriation...... 1,233,000
24 (13) "HIV Care Administration and
25 Operation."
26 Federal appropriation...... 1,038,000
27 (14) "Crash Outcomes Data
28 Evaluation."
29 Federal appropriation...... 190,000
30 (15) "State Incentive Grant -
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1 Administration and Operation."
2 Federal appropriation...... 572,000
3 (16) "Rural Access to Emergency
4 Devices."
5 Federal appropriation...... 880,000
6 (17) "Cancer Prevention and
7 Control."
8 Federal appropriation...... 5,569,000
9 (18) "Environmental Public Health
10 Tracking."
11 Federal appropriation...... 842,000
12 [For the Organ Donation Awareness
13 Program.
14 State appropriation........ 109,000
15 For Diabetes Programs.
16 State appropriation........ 426,000]
17 For the Organ Donation Awareness
18 Program.
19 State appropriation........ 114,000
20 For Diabetes Programs.
21 State appropriation........ 443,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for diabetes programs:
25 (1) "Diabetes Control."
26 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
27 For Quality Assurance.
28 State appropriation........ 15,367,000
29 The following Federal amounts are
30 appropriated to supplement the sum
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1 appropriated for the Quality Assurance
2 Program:
3 (1) "Medicare - Health Service
4 Agency Certification."
5 Federal appropriation...... 9,913,000
6 (2) "Medicaid Certification."
7 Federal appropriation...... 5,573,000
8 For Vital Statistics.
9 State appropriation........ 6,469,000
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for vital statistics:
13 (1) "Cooperative Health
14 Statistics."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,418,000
16 (2) "Health Statistics."
17 Federal appropriation...... 292,000
18 (3) "Traumatic Brain Injury."
19 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
20 For the State Laboratory.
21 State appropriation........ 4,202,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for the State Laboratory:
25 (1) "Clinical Laboratory
26 Improvement."
27 Federal appropriation...... 748,000
28 (2) "Epidemiology and Laboratory
29 Surveillance and Response."
30 Federal appropriation...... 1,482,000
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1 (3) "Environmental Biomonitoring."
2 Federal appropriation...... 368,000
3 For the State health care centers.
4 State appropriation........ 21,290,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for the State health care
8 centers:
9 (1) "Disease Control Immunization
10 Program - Project Grants."
11 Federal appropriation...... 9,280,000
12 (2) "PHHSBG - Block Program
13 Services."
14 Federal appropriation...... 3,679,000
15 (3) "Preventive Health Special
16 Projects."
17 Federal appropriation...... 2,598,000
18 (4) "Lake Erie Beach Monitoring."
19 Federal appropriation...... 152,000
20 For sexually transmitted disease
21 screening and treatment.
22 [State appropriation....... 2,000,000]
23 State appropriation........ 2,310,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for sexually transmitted
27 disease screening and testing:
28 (1) "Survey and Follow-up -
29 Sexually Transmitted Diseases."
30 Federal appropriation...... 3,607,000
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1 For screening of newborns.
2 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
3 For the primary health care
4 practitioner program.
5 State appropriation........ 4,630,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for the primary health
9 care practitioner program:
10 (1) "Loan Repayment Program."
11 Federal appropriation...... 312,000
12 (2) "Rural Hospital Flexibility
13 Program."
14 Federal appropriation...... 523,000
15 [For cancer control programs.
16 State appropriation........ 2,085,000
17 For AIDS Programs.
18 State appropriation........ 6,159,000]
19 For cancer control programs.
20 State appropriations....... 3,595,000
21 For AIDS Programs.
22 State appropriations....... 7,159,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for AIDS programs:
26 (1) "AIDS Health Education."
27 Federal appropriation...... 2,020,000
28 (2) "HIV Care."
29 Federal appropriation...... 13,607,000
30 (3) "Housing Opportunities for
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1 People with AIDS."
2 Federal appropriation...... 1,655,000
3 For regional cancer institutes.
4 [State appropriation....... 899,000]
5 State appropriations....... 2,000,000
6 For reimbursement to school
7 districts on account of health
8 services.
9 State appropriation........ 38,700,000
10 For maintenance of local health
11 departments.
12 State appropriation........ 28,901,000
13 For local health departments for
14 environmental health services.
15 State appropriation........ 7,568,000
16 For maternal and child health
17 services, including $1,365,000 to
18 provide abstinence education,
19 training, counseling and programs to
20 promote abstinence from sexual
21 activity.
22 State appropriation........ 3,975,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for maternal and child
26 health:
27 (1) "MCH Lead Poisoning Prevention
28 and Abatement."
29 Federal appropriation...... 1,657,000
30 (2) "MCHSBG - Program Services,"
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1 including $150,000 for epilepsy
2 services.
3 Federal appropriation...... 17,665,000
4 (3) "Special Supplemental Food
5 Service Program for Women, Infants and
6 Children (WIC)."
7 Federal appropriation...... 150,970,000
8 In addition to the specific amounts
9 appropriated herein, all other moneys
10 received from the Federal Government
11 for the Special Supplemental Food
12 Service Program for Women, Infants and
13 Children are hereby appropriated to
14 such program.
15 (4) "Abstinence Education."
16 Federal appropriation...... 4,277,000
17 (5) "Environmental Assessment -
18 Child Lead Poisoning."
19 Federal appropriation...... 234,000
20 (6) "Family Health Special
21 Projects."
22 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
23 (7) "Screening Newborns."
24 Federal appropriation...... 219,000
25 (8) "Newborn Hearing Screening and
26 Intervention."
27 Federal appropriation...... 420,000
28 For grants to counties and private
29 facilities to finance drug and alcohol
30 abuse treatment and prevention
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1 programs.
2 State appropriation........ 40,498,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for alcohol and drug
6 grant programs:
7 (1) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol
8 Services."
9 Federal appropriation...... 56,510,000
10 (2) "Substance Abuse Special
11 Project Grants."
12 Federal appropriation...... 5,220,000
13 For tuberculosis screening and
14 treatment.
15 [State appropriation....... 959,000]
16 State appropriation........ 1,009,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for tuberculosis
20 screening and treatment:
21 (1) "Tuberculosis Control
22 Program."
23 Federal appropriation...... 165,000
24 For renal dialysis services.
25 State appropriation........ 8,895,000
26 For services to children with
27 special needs. This appropriation
28 includes funding for spina bifida
29 services, $944,000 for the Ventilator-
30 Assisted Childrens Home Program
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1 including case management and respite
2 care services, and public awareness
3 activities related to folic acid
4 ingestion.
5 [State appropriation....... 1,645,000]
6 State appropriation........ 1,732,000
7 [For adult cystic fibrosis.
8 State appropriation........ 685,000
9 For diagnosis and treatment for
10 Cooley's anemia.
11 State appropriation........ 188,000
12 For arthritis outreach and
13 education.
14 State appropriation........ 145,000
15 For hemophilia services.
16 State appropriation........ 1,428,000
17 For lupus programs.
18 State appropriation........ 58,000
19 For sickle-cell anemia services,
20 including camps for children with
21 sickle cell anemia.
22 State appropriation........ 1,808,000
23 For hepatitis screening and
24 prevention.
25 State appropriation........ 174,000
26 For regional poison control
27 centers.
28 State appropriation........ 725,000
29 For trauma programs coordination.
30 State appropriation........ 174,000
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1 For epilepsy support services.
2 State appropriation........ 290,000
3 For the Keystone Games.
4 State appropriation........ 220,000
5 For Tourette's Syndrome.
6 State appropriation........ 58,000
7 For newborn hearing screening
8 demonstration projects.
9 State appropriation........ 435,000
10 For osteoporosis prevention and
11 education programs.
12 State appropriation........ 58,000
13 For health research and services.
14 State appropriation........ 1,000,000]
15 For adult cystic fibrosis.
16 State appropriation........ 721,000
17 For diagnosis and treatment for
18 Cooley's anemia.
19 State appropriation........ 198,000
20 For arthritis outreach and
21 education.
22 State appropriation........ 250,000
23 For hemophilia services.
24 State appropriation........ 1,504,000
25 For lupus programs.
26 State appropriation........ 100,000
27 For sickle-cell anemia services,
28 including camps for children with
29 sickle cell anemia.
30 State appropriation........ 1,903,000
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1 For hepatitis screening and
2 prevention.
3 State appropriation........ 300,000
4 For regional poison control
5 centers.
6 State appropriation........ 1,250,000
7 For trauma programs coordination.
8 State appropriation........ 300,000
9 For epilepsy support services.
10 State appropriation........ 500,000
11 For the Keystone Games.
12 State appropriation........ 220,000
13 For Tourette's Syndrome.
14 State appropriation........ 100,000
15 For newborn hearing screening
16 demonstration projects.
17 State appropriation........ 750,000
18 For osteoporosis prevention and
19 education programs.
20 State appropriation........ 200,000
21 For health research and services.
22 State appropriation........ 5,250,000
23 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, or
24 immediately, whichever is later.
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