PRINTER'S NO. 1811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1636
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, McNEILL, N. NELSON, CIRESI, FREEMAN,
MILLARD, DeLUCA, ZIMMERMAN AND GALLOWAY, JUNE 15, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 15, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
providing the powers and duties of the State Health
Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
providing for certification of need of health care providers
and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care
facilities, providing for reports to coroners.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known
as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 822. Reports to coroners.
(a) Reporting required.--Notwithstanding section 1218-B of
the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The
County Code," a long-term care nursing facility shall report
each death of a patient of the long-term care nursing facility
which occurs in the building or on the grounds of the long-term
care nursing facility to the coroner of the county in which the
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