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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 889
PRINTER'S NO. 1052
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
753
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, DeLISSIO, MILLARD, HEFFLEY,
HARKINS, BOBACK, HAHN, COHEN, DEASY, PASHINSKI, MURT,
KAUFFMAN, A. HARRIS, PICKETT, WATSON, PEIFER, BRIGGS,
McCARTER, TOPPER, D. PARKER AND SAMUELSON, MARCH 9, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 1, 2015
AN ACT
Establishing the Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council; providing
for its powers and duties; and repealing related provisions
of the Public Welfare Code.
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 Pennsylvania
Long-term Care Council 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:
"Council." The Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council.
"Department." The Department of Aging of the Commonwealth.
Section 3. Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council.
(a) Establishment.--The Pennsylvania Long-term Care Council
is established within the department.
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