PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 705 PRINTER'S NO. 977
No. 661 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY SHAFFER, WILLIAMS, PETERSON, CORMAN, JONES,
REIBMAN, MADIGAN, STOUT, O'PAKE, SALVATORE AND ANDREZESKI,
MARCH 13, 1989
SENATOR PETERSON, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 25, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
2 act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
3 duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
4 providing the powers and duties of the State Health
5 Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
6 Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
7 Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
8 providing for certification of need of health care providers
9 and prescribing penalties," further providing for the Health
10 Care Policy Board.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 301 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130,
14 No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended to
15 read:
16 Section 301. Health Care Policy Board.
17 In the interest of providing for broad consumer and
18 professional representation in the regulatory development under
19 this act, there is hereby created a Health Care Policy Board
20 within the Department of Health and as an integral part thereof.
21 The Department of Health shall act as the single State agency to
1 administer the certificate of need provisions of this act. The
2 policy board shall consist of [13] 14 members, [12] 13 of whom
3 shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by a majority
4 vote of the MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE Senate. [Of the members first <--
5 appointed, three shall be appointed for a term of one year,
6 three for a term of two years, three for a term of three years,
7 and three for a term of four years. Thereafter, appointments] <--
8 APPOINTMENTS shall be made by the Governor for four year terms. <--
9 A vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled for the
10 unexpired term in the same manner his predecessor was appointed.
11 The Secretary of Health or his designee shall serve ex officio,
12 and act as chairman. Members of the policy board chosen by the
13 Governor shall be seven consumers (including at least one
14 representative of organized labor and one representative of
15 industry), one hospital representative, one home health care
16 representative, one skilled nursing or intermediate care
17 representative, one physician and two representatives of third
18 party payors. Members shall be chosen for their familiarity and
19 experience with health care facilities or for relevant training
20 and experience which will assist the board to perform its
21 functions. [Six] EIGHT members shall constitute a quorum. No <--
22 member shall participate in any action or decision or
23 discussions thereof concerning any matter in which the member
24 has a conflict of interest.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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