THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MANN, ADOLPH, BELFANTI, BISHOP, FRANKEL, HALUSKA, HARRIS, JOHNSON, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MILLARD, MUNDY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, OLIVER, PICKETT, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, STURLA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, MICOZZIE AND CONKLIN, MAY 12, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, MAY 12, 2009  

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," providing for photo

identification tag regulations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known

as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 809.2.  Photo identification tag regulations.

The department shall promulgate regulations to require each

employee of a home care agency, home health care agency and

hospital to wear a photo identification tag at all times when

the employee is working. The photo identification tag shall

include a recent photograph of the employee, the employee's

name, the name of the home care agency, home health care agency

or hospital, the certificate or license number for the home care

agency, home health care agency or hospital and the expiration

date of the certificate or license.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.