PRINTER'S NO. 3440
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2335
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY KOSIEROWSKI, HANBIDGE, DONATUCCI, READSHAW,
FREEMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SNYDER, HILL-EVANS, SHUSTERMAN,
DAVIDSON, ULLMAN, WARREN, McCLINTON, KRUEGER, ROEBUCK,
HOWARD, SCHWEYER, FRANKEL AND GILLEN, MARCH 10, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 10, 2020
AN ACT
Providing for a universal maternal home visiting program; and
imposing powers and duties on the Department of Health.
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 Universal
Maternal Home Visiting 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:
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Eligible families." Families who are eligible for home
visiting services under a maternal home visiting program.
"Maternal home visiting program." An evidence-based home
visiting model proven to improve child health and be cost-
effective.
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Section 3. Universal maternal home visiting.
(a) Purpose.--It is the goal of the Commonwealth to offer
maternal home visiting programs universally to eligible
families.
(b) Home visiting plan.--Within 100 days of the effective
date of this subsection, the department shall establish a five-
year plan to offer evidence-based maternal home visiting
programs to eligible families. The department shall publish the
plan on its publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Contents of plan.--
(1) The plan may include:
(i) Expansion of existing maternal home visiting
programs.
(ii) Proposed applications for Federal and
foundation grant funding.
(iii) Social impact bonds.
(iv) Other programs the department identifies that
would result in an efficient expansion of maternal home
visiting service offerings.
(2) The plan shall target expansion of maternal home
visiting programs by at least 20% per year.
(d) Department actions.--The plan shall detail actions that
the department may pursue without additional legislative action.
Within 60 days of the plan's publication on the department's
publicly accessible Internet website, the department shall
commence those actions.
(e) Action by General Assembly.--For aspects of the plan
that require additional action by the General Assembly, the
department shall include in the plan specific requests and
outlines of legislative action needed, including budget
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requests.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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