PRINTER'S NO. 642
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
596
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, MURT, TOEPEL, T. DAVIS, MILLARD, DeLUCA,
PYLE, NEILSON, SIMMONS, TOOHIL, McNEILL, KINSEY, RADER,
NELSON, INNAMORATO AND MASSER, MARCH 1, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 1, 2019
AN ACT
Providing for a detoxification and addiction treatment bed
registry.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the
Detoxification and Addiction Treatment 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 and addiction treatment
bed registry established under section 3.
"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
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substance use disorders or a licensed nonhospital residential
detoxification facility.
Section 3. Registry.
(a) Development.--The department shall develop and
administer an Internet-based detoxification and addiction
treatment bed registry to collect, aggregate and display
information about available beds at a licensed provider's
facility for the treatment of individuals in need of
detoxification and addiction treatment.
(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 facility and, for each available bed, the type of
patient that may be admitted, the level of security provided
and other information that may be necessary to allow for the
identification of appropriate licensed providers for the
treatment of individuals in need of detoxification and
addiction treatment.
(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 section
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
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information related to data reported on the bed registry. The
designated employee shall be responsible for updating
information on the bed registry as required under subsection (b)
(2).
(d) Licensed provider requirements.--In order to be eligible
to access the bed registry, a licensed provider shall:
(1) submit the information specified under subsection
(b) to the bed registry, including providing daily real-time
information under subsection (b)(2); 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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