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Statute References

2023-2024 Legislation Amending Act 48 of 1979

These bills amend the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.0130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 16

# of Senate Bills: 8

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 106	Rep. MEHAFFIE	Patient Safety Act
House Bill 153	Rep. ORTITAY	Healthcare Facility Equipment Inventory
House Bill 155	Rep. SANCHEZ	Increasing our Home Care Workforce
House Bill 532	Rep. McNEILL	Staff-to-Patient Ratios for Dialysis Caregivers
House Bill 814	Rep. D. MILLER	Mental Health Bed Registry (former HB 721)
House Bill 864	Rep. D. WILLIAMS	Hospital Acquisition and Price Transparency
House Bill 1480	Rep. KAZEEM	Mental Health Bed Registry
House Bill 1566	Rep. MALAGARI	Firearm Policies in Healthcare Facilities
House Bill 1853	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Promoting Communication and Collaboration between the Department of Health and Nursing Homes
House Bill 2283	Rep. KHAN	Protecting Healthcare Workers from Surgical Smoke
House Bill 2339	Rep. KHAN	Hospital Price Transparency and Prohibition on Certain Collection Actions
House Bill 2344	Rep. BOROWSKI	Protecting Pennsylvania Health Services and Facilities
House Bill 2374	Rep. KHAN	Removing Unnecessary Obstacles to Safe Abortion Access
House Bill 2465	Rep. SHUSTERMAN	Codifying Emergency Abortion Care Protections for Pennsylvanians
House Bill 2517	Rep. HOWARD	Removing Unnecessary Admitting Barriers for Abortion Providers
House Bill 2591	Rep. R. MACKENZIE	Reporting of Illegal Immigrant Health Care Costs
Senate Bill 83	Sen. MUTH	Hospital Acquisitions and Price Transparency
Senate Bill 178	Sen. BARTOLOTTA	Mental Health Treatment - Database for Availability of Services
Senate Bill 247	Sen. COLLETT	The Patient Safety Act
Senate Bill 378	Sen. MUTH	Surgical Smoke Evacuation
Senate Bill 548	Sen. KEARNEY	For-Profit Health Systems Reform: Preventing Harmful Healthcare Deals
Senate Bill 668	Sen. J. WARD	Legislation Allowing CNAs to Pursue Medication Administration Certification
Senate Bill 1117	Sen. J. WARD	Expanding the Scope of the Health Care Facilities Act
Senate Bill 1344	Sen. COLEMAN	Hospital Price Transparency