PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 605, 961
PRINTER'S NO. 1026
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
649
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, ZIMMERMAN, COX, CAUSER, HILL-EVANS, THOMAS,
KULIK, RYAN, STAMBAUGH, GLEIM, TOOHIL, PICKETT, NEILSON,
FREEMAN, LONGIETTI AND GAYDOS, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 23, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for access to congregate care facilities for essential
caregivers, for additional safety requirements for residents
of congregate care facilities, for suspension of access for
essential caregivers and for personal protective equipment
for COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY MEASURES RELATED TO
essential caregivers.
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 Access to
Congregate Care Facilities 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:
"Congregate care facility." A facility licensed by the
department or the Department of Human Services, including, but
not limited to, a long-term care nursing facility, a skilled
nursing facility, an assisted living facility, a personal care
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