PRINTER'S NO. 3959
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2607
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DAY, MILLARD, READSHAW, CIRESI AND NEILSON,
JUNE 23, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
JUNE 23, 2020
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 nursing care hours during disaster
emergency.
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. Nursing care hours during disaster emergency.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
during a declaration by the Governor of disaster emergency under
35 Pa.C.S. ยง 7301(c) (relating to general authority of
Governor), the total number of hours of general nursing care
provided in each 24-hour period at a health care facility shall,
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