PRINTER'S NO. 2325
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1853
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, MARCELL, BOROWSKI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
ECKER, EMRICK, HILL-EVANS, KUTZ, MADDEN, MULLINS, PROBST,
SANCHEZ AND GREEN, NOVEMBER 15, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, NOVEMBER 15, 2023
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 administration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 804 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130,
No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 804. Administration.
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(c.1) Annual meeting.--The department shall annually convene
a meeting of long-term care nursing facilities to receive input
regarding the department's conduct of surveys, with the goal of
promoting cooperation and communication between long-term care
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nursing facilities and the department.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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