PRINTER'S NO. 3419
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2291
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY EVANKOVICH, DUNBAR, NELSON, MILLARD, ROTHMAN,
PICKETT, IRVIN, TOPPER, RYAN, WHEELAND, HEFFLEY, MENTZER,
OBERLANDER, GREINER, STEPHENS, WARD, ZIMMERMAN, KAUFFMAN,
B. MILLER, FEE, CUTLER, KLUNK, HARPER, ROEBUCK, HICKERNELL,
BRIGGS, DIAMOND, NEILSON AND READSHAW, APRIL 23, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
APRIL 23, 2018
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 departmental powers and
duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "personal care home" in section
1001 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the
Human Services Code, is amended to read:
Section 1001. Definitions.--As used in this article--
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"Personal care home" means any premises in which food,
shelter and personal assistance or supervision are provided for
a period exceeding twenty-four hours for four or more adults who
are not relatives of the operator, who do not require the
services in or of a licensed long-term care facility but who do
require assistance or supervision in such matters as dressing,
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bathing, diet, financial management, evacuation of a residence
in the event of an emergency or medication prescribed for self
administration. The term shall not include:
(1) A living unit as defined in section 3 of the act of June
18, 1984 (P.L.391, No.82), known as the "Continuing-Care
Provider Registration and Disclosure Act."
(2) A senior multifamily housing unit provided by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States
Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service or the Low-
Income Housing Tax Credit Program.
(3) Any other independent living setting or apartment
privately leased or rented to an individual without the
provision or coordination of support or care as part of the
lease or rental agreement.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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