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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3177
PRINTER'S NO. 3406
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2344
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, TAKAC, PROBST, DONAHUE, GIRAL, SANCHEZ,
MAYES, KHAN, GUENST, DELLOSO, CIRESI, WAXMAN, KRAJEWSKI,
HILL-EVANS, CERRATO, KRUEGER, BOYD, DALEY, KAZEEM, O'MARA AND
GREEN, MAY 28, 2024
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, JUNE 26, 2024
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," providing for health systems
protection; imposing a fine; and promulgating regulations.
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
chapter to read:
CHAPTER 8-C
HEALTH SYSTEMS PROTECTION
Section 801-C. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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