A04779
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2604
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY TWARDZIK, R. MACKENZIE, PICKETT, SCHLOSSBERG,
HEFFLEY, RADER, R. BROWN, SCHWEYER, KNOWLES, McNEILL, EMRICK,
CIRESI, MILLARD AND M. MACKENZIE, MAY 20, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 20, 2022
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, further providing for photo identification tag
regulations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 809.2(a)(1) and (e) of the act of July
19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities
Act, amended July 1, 2020 (P.L.599, No.54), are amended to read:
Section 809.2. Photo identification tag regulations.
(a) Regulations.--Except as provided under subsection (c),
the department shall promulgate regulations under subsection (b)
to require employees to wear a photo identification tag when the
employee is working. The following shall apply:
(1) The photo identification tag shall include a recent
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photograph of the employee, the employee's first name, the
employee's title and the name of [the health care facility or
employment agency.] any of the following:
(i) The health care facility.
(ii) The health system.
(iii) The employment agency.
(iv) The fictitious name of an entity under
subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) which is registered with
the Department of State under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 (relating
to fictitious names) or a successor statute.
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(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Employee." An employee or a physician of any of the
following that delivers direct care to a consumer:
(1) A health care facility.
(2) A health care provider.
(3) The private practice of a physician.
(4) An employment agency.
(5) A health system.
(6) The fictitious name of any person or entity under
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) which is registered with
the Department of State under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 or a successor
statute.
"Employment agency." A public or private organization that
provides employment services for persons seeking employment and
for potential employers seeking employees.
"Health system." Two or more health care facilities, with at
least one being a hospital, which are owned by a common legal
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entity or that have entered into an affiliation agreement to
combine or coordinate delivery of health care services under a
common organizational name.
"Title." [A] An applicable license, certification [or],
registration or job title held by [the] an employee who provides
direct patient care to a consumer.
Section 2. The Department of Health shall promulgate final
regulations to implement the amendment of section 809.2(a)(1)
and (e) of the act no later than two years after the effective
date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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