PA HB1839

Amends the Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act to add "sexual abuse or exploitation" as a defined term referencing 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303

Requires the Department of Health to conduct compliance reviews during annual health care facility inspections, examining records of all individuals under 14 years of age to verify whether child protective services or law enforcement was notified of suspected sexual abuse or exploitation

Mandates publication of compliance review results on the Department of Health's public website, with victim identifying information removed

Allows parents or guardians of victims under 17 to bring civil action against health care facilities that failed to report suspected abuse; requires the department to refer violations to Pennsylvania State Police and medical licensing boards

Establishes third-degree misdemeanor penalties for health care facilities that willfully withhold required records and for Department of Health inspectors who willfully fail to report discovered abuse; takes effect 30 days after enactment