PRINTER'S NO. 3606
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2211
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, FABRIZIO, SCHLOSSBERG, MILLARD, EVERETT AND
WARD, JUNE 22, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 22, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for medical assistance payments for
institutional care; in children and youth, further providing
for provider submissions; in nursing facility assessments,
further providing for definitions and for time periods; in
intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual
disability assessments, further providing for definitions and
for time periods; in hospital assessments, further providing
for definitions and for time period; in departmental powers
and duties as to licensing, further providing for
regulations; establishing the Pennsylvania eHealth
Partnership Program; providing for the Pennsylvania eHealth
Partnership Fund; abrogating a related regulation; and making
a related repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 443.1(7)(iv) of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, amended July
9, 2013 (P.L.369, No.55), is amended to read:
Section 443.1. Medical Assistance Payments for Institutional
Care.--The following medical assistance payments shall be made
on behalf of eligible persons whose institutional care is
prescribed by physicians:
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