Health

In preliminary provisions, providing for health care sharing ministries.

Designating the month of April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" and April 10, 2026, as "Blue and Green Day" in Pennsylvania in support of organ donation awareness.

Recognizing April 25, 2026, as "Diabetic Eye Screening Day" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for onsite emergency physicians.

Recognizing the week of May 9 through 15, 2026, as "National Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of March 8 through 14, 2026, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating January 23, 2026, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize all the women who die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of medical errors and issue a report to provide recommendations on reduction of errors and improved patient safety.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a performance audit of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Tobacco Policy and Control Program as it relates to the investigations of tobacco outlets in the city.

Further providing for drug overdose medication.

Further providing for definitions and for license application.

Recognizing May 5, 2026, as "World Asthma Day" in Pennsylvania.

Urging the Congress of the United States to retain expanded health insurance subsidies that enable consumers to purchase health insurance through Pennie.

Recognizing October 6, 2025, as "World Cerebral Palsy Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of October 5 through 11, 2025, as "Healthy Vision Week" in Pennsylvania.

Establishing and providing for duties of the Infectious Disease Advisory Commission.

Providing for regulation of kratom.

Further providing for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.

In school health services, further providing for definitions, for possession and use of asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors, for school access to emergency epinephrine and for administration of epinephrine auto-injectors by school bus drivers and school crossing guards.

Further providing for expiration.

Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.

Providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.

Recognizing November 1, 2025, as "Tylenol Day" in Pennsylvania.

Prohibiting State agencies from providing funding and contracting with a person who provides or is affiliated with another person who provides abortion-related activities; requiring a person enrolled in a medical assistance program to attest that the person is not engaging in abortion-related activities; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

In miscellaneous provisions, providing for drug screening and awareness education and for fatherhood engagement in maternal health; and imposing duties on the Joint State Government Commission.

Further providing for title of act, for definitions, for prohibition, for signage, for enforcement, for preemption of local ordinances and for repeal; and making editorial changes.

Urging the Congress of the United States and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to enable veterans to access hyperbaric oxygen therapy for both traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

In abortion, further providing for informed consent and providing for medical education.

Designating August 8, 2025, as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating July 22, 2025, as "Hemihyperplasia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

In casualty insurance, providing for coverage of COVID-19 vaccines.

In abortion, further providing for medical consultation and judgment and for informed consent.

Reenacting and amending the act of July 7, 2017 (P.L.285, No.14), entitled "An act establishing the Rare Disease Advisory Council and providing for its powers and duties; and providing for duties of the Department of Health, the Insurance Department, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education."

Establishing an All Payor Claims Database; imposing duties on the Health Care Cost Containment Council; imposing penalties; and making an appropriation.

Providing for adult use of cannabis; regulating the personal use and possession of cannabis; establishing the Keystone Cannabis Authority; providing for powers and duties of the Keystone Cannabis Authority; establishing the Community Opportunity Fund; providing for social and economic equity, for regulation of cannabis business establishments, for enforcement and immunities, for laboratory testing, for advertising, marketing, packaging and labeling and for preparation, destruction and regulation of cannabis and cannabis-infused edible and nonedible products; imposing a sales tax and excise tax on cannabis and cannabis-infused edible and nonedible products; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for cannabis clean slate and for miscellaneous provisions; imposing penalties; consolidating provisions relating to the medical use of cannabis; transferring certain powers and duties of the Department of Health to the Keystone Cannabis Authority; and making repeals.

Designating the week of September 21 through 28, 2025, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to support improved diagnosis and treatment.

Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In coroner, further providing for coroner's investigation and providing for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Promoting indoor air quality in facilities housing or serving vulnerable populations; providing for tax credits, for certification programs, for public education and for data collection; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Recognizing the month of June 2025 as "Scleroderma Awareness Month" and June 29, 2025, as "World Scleroderma Day" in Pennsylvania.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for surgical smoke evacuation systems.

Recognizing July 25, 2025, as "World IVF Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 17, 2025, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for approval from the Department of Health and the Office of Attorney General before certain transactions involving health care entities within this Commonwealth.

In school health services, further providing for health services, for reports and for interagency coordinating council for child health, nutrition and physical education; and, in terms and courses of study, further providing for physical education.

Recognizing the month of July 2025 as "Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing June 14, 2025, as "World Blood Donor Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of May 2025 as "Preeclampsia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of November 2025 as "National Epilepsy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; providing for hospital-based financial assistance forms, for information about hospital-based financial assistance programs and for reporting of hospital-based financial assistance policies; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Providing for hospital price transparency and for prohibition on collection action of debt against patients for noncompliant hospitals.

Providing for the regulation and treatment of cannabis, for exemption from criminal or civil penalties, for effect on cannabis convictions and expungements and for membership and duties of the Liquor Control Board; establishing Pennsylvania Cannabis Stores; providing for social and economic equity, for license, permit or other authorization, for packaging, labeling, advertising and testing, for recordkeeping and inspection, for prohibitions and penalties and for tax and tax administration; establishing the Cannabis Revenue Fund, the Communities Reimagined and Reinvestment Restricted Account and the Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Education Restricted Account; providing for the issuance of bonds; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Revenue; and making repeals.

Recognizing May 17, 2025, as "World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2025 as "Menstrual Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In administrative organization, further providing for advisory boards and commissions; and, in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, establishing the Brain Injury Advisory Board.

Recognizing the week of May 9 through 15, 2025, as "National Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

In school health services, providing for school-based health centers.

Requiring health insurance policies to provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis HIV medication and associated laboratory tests and patient visits.

In birth registration, providing for certain information prohibited.

Recognizing the month of June 2025 as "Lipedema Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of May 2025 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In abortion, providing for prohibition against cooperation with out-of-State abortion investigations.

Further providing for title of act, for legislative purpose, for definitions, for lead poisoning prevention, assessment and testing and for duties of department.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for hospital pricing transparency; providing for acquisition of health care facilities; and conferring powers to the Department of Health and Attorney General.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Drug Shortage Reporting System; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Designating the week of April 7 through 11, 2025, as "Health Equity Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing April 14 through 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week" in Pennsylvania.

In records, further providing for fees for copies.

Establishing the Adult-use Cannabis Program; providing for farmer-grower permits; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

In school health services, establishing the Commission on Children's Vision and providing for duties of Commission on Children's Vision.

Further providing for definitions and for postpartum coverage standards; providing for provisions relating to involuntary discharge; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

In epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for scope of chapter, for definitions and for epinephrine auto-injectors for authorized entities; and making an editorial change.

Recognizing the week of March 9 through 15, 2025, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing February 24 through March 2, 2025, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in practitioners, further providing for pr actitioner registration; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking and for laboratory; and, in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board.

Protecting an individual's choice to use assisted reproductive technology.

Designating February 28, 2025, as "HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for do-not-resuscitate orders for minors.

Further providing for confidentiality of reports and records.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for right to medical freedom.

Providing for opioid stewardship; establishing the Opioid Reparation and Accountability Fund and the Opiate Epidemic Response Advisory Council; and imposing duties on the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

In medical marijuana controls, further providing for grower/processors; and, in dispensaries, further providing for facility requirements.

In decrees and records, further providing for definitions and for original birth record.

Providing for Commonwealth funding safety and transparency.

Providing for amnesty for disciplinary actions regarding COVID-19 protocols.

In powers and duties of the Department of State and its departmental administrative board, establishing the Pharmaceutical Collection Sites Educational Program.

Designating January 23, 2025, as "Maternal Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize all the women who die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth.

Providing for the final disposition of fetal remains; and imposing penalties.

Further providing for definitions and for free exercise of religion protected.

Amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," further providing for individual consent, for mental health treatment and for release of medical records; and providing for parent or legal guardian access to medical records.

In practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration.

In support of the indigent, further providing for relatives' liability and procedure; and making an editorial change.

Designating the month of November 2024 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for doula services; and, in fraud and abuse control, further providing for third

In support of the indigent, further providing for relatives' liability and procedure; and making an editorial change.

Providing for public health notification programs.

Establishing the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Office and the Alzheimer's, Dementia and Related Disorders Advisory Committee.

Further providing for definitions, for license application and for storage, handling and recordkeeping.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for consumer protections; and abrogating a regulation.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for reporting costs associated with health care for illegal migrants.

Providing for Attorney General notification; imposing a fine; and promulgating regulations.

Recognizing the month of September 2024 as "Alopecia Areata Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing October 15, 2024, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania.

In coroner, providing for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Recognizing the month of October 2024 as "Dyslexia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of October 2024 as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 18, 2024, as "National Mammography Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of September 2024 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for legislative purpose and for lead poisoning prevention, assessment and testing.

Providing for the reporting of workplace violence in health facilities.

Providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners employed at the entity.

Designating the month of September 2024 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Urging the Congress of the United States to pass the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023 and the Allergen Disclosure In Non-food Articles Act.

Designating June 1, 2024, as "Idiopathic Hypersomnia Day" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for scope of act and for definitions and providing for regulations; in pharmacy audits, further providing for limitations; in registration, further providing for PBM and auditing entity registration; providing for pharmacy benefits manager contracts; in PBM cost transparency requirements, providing for PBM transparency report required, repealing provisions relating to regulations and providing for PSAO reporting requirements; in enforcements, further providing for scope of enforcement authority; providing for pharmacy services; and making repeals.

Prohibiting the enforcement of certain noncompete covenants entered into by health care practitioners and employers and providing for a study by the Health Care Cost Containment

Recognizing the month of June 2024 as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of April 2024 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating June 23, 2024, as "Widows' and Widowers' Day" in Pennsylvania.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for hospital emergency services.

Recognizing the month of June 2024 as "Scleroderma Awareness Month" and June 29, 2024, as "World Scleroderma Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of August 2024 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing May 17, 2024, as "World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing June 25, 2024, as "World Vitiligo Day" in Pennsylvania.

In death and fetal death registration, providing for pronouncement of death by a practical nurse.

Designating the month of June 2024 as "Life Month" in Pennsylvania.

Prohibiting discrimination in certain life insurance policies based on certain drugs.

Further providing for title of act, for definitions, for prohibition, for signage, for enforcement, for preemption of local ordinances and for repeal; and making editorial changes.

Establishing the Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board.

Providing for training for long-term care, for criteria for nurse aides and for limitation on department.

Designating the month of May 2024 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2024 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of March 10 through 16, 2024, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Directing the Pennsylvania Department of Health to integrate Application Programming Interface (API) technology as required under section 701(c.1) of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, to enhance data interoperability and streamline data communication within the Medical Marijuana Program and ensure that all relevant measures are taken to achieve the intended goals of the act.

Recognizing the month of May 2024 as "Menstrual Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of May 2024 as "Fitness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of May 5 through 11, 2024, as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of May 12 through 18, 2024, as "National Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of March 2024 as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of April 21 through 27, 2024, as "National Infertility Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of April 2024 as "Retinal Blindness Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions and for exemptions.

Recognizing May 7, 2024, as "World Asthma Day" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions, for test results and for duties of Department of Health.

Providing for Legionnaires' disease risk management; and imposing penalties.

Recognizing October 24, 2023, as "World Polio Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of October 8 through 14, 2023, as "International Sterile Processing Week" in Pennsylvania.

Amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," providing for consent required for vaccines.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in records, further providing for fees for copies.

Providing for the treatment and prevention of anaphylaxis in child care centers.

In public assistance, repealing provisions relating to expenditure of public funds for abortions limited; and abrogating a regulation.

Providing for medication error prevention training.

Establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals.

In public assistance, further providing for reimbursement for certain medical assistance items and services; and abrogating regulations.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for application and issuance, for limitations on permits and providing for additional dispensary and grower/processor permits authorized, for application and issuance of additional permits and for limitations on other additional permits or licenses; and, in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for definitions.

Providing for access to treatment for sexual assault survivors and for duties of the Department of Health.

Recognizing November 15, 2023, as "Ohtahara Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating September 18, 2023, as "Pitt Hopkins Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania to coincide with "International Pitt Hopkins Syndrome Awareness Day."

Recognizing the month of October 2023 as "Rett Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the Commonwealth's preparedness to respond to public health emergencies.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in medical marijuana organizations, providing for additional dispensary permits authorized; and, in administration, providing for available licenses.

Providing for duty of primary care providers to provide information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and for duties of Department of Health.

In medical professional liability, providing for informed consent in pelvic, rectal and prostate examinations.

Designating the month of November 2023 as "Diabetes Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care and providing for emergency transportation services and for case-mix rates for nursing facilities; in Statewide quality care assessment, further providing for definitions, for implementation, for administration, for restricted account and for expiration; continuing the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority and the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Fund; and making a repeal.

Providing for opioid settlements.

Recognizing the month of September 2023 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions.

Designating October 6, 2023, as "College Radio Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of September 2023 as "Cholesterol Education Month" and September 1, 2023, as "LDL-C Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of September 17 through 24, 2023, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," further providing for individual consent, for mental health treatment and for release of medical records; and providing for parent or legal guardian access to medical records.

Providing for opioid settlements.

Further providing for definitions and for exemptions and providing for advertisements for laboratory tests and for source plasma donation center; and abrogating a regulation.

Ensuring greater access to sickle cell disease treatments and designating the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive and coordinated data collection effort to better understand and quantify the scope and impact of sickle cell disease on patients, communities and states throughout the United States.

Urging the Congress of the United States to expand Medicare to include coverage of hearing aids.

Providing for protection of pregnant individuals' information, for authorization for disclosure, for data breach and for violation.

Providing for hospital patient protection provisions; and imposing penalties.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for health care as a human right.

Further providing for State Board of Pharmacy.

Providing for advertisements for laboratory tests.

Establishing the Medical Debt Relief Program; establishing requirements for hospital-based financial assistance; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Designating the month of May 2023 as "Nurses Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of May 14 through 20, 2023, as "Food Allergy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of May 2023 as "Fitness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of April 2023 as "Donate Life Month" in Pennsylvania.

In general provisions, repeals and effective date, providing for acute care mental health bed registry and referrals.

Designating the month of June 2023 as "Life Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing June 29, 2023, as "World Scleroderma Day" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for healthy outdoor public grounds; and imposing duties on the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture.

Urging the Congress of the United States and the United States Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate the Skilled Nursing Facility Three-Day Rule for Medicare recipients.

Recognizing the week of May 7 through 13, 2023, as "National Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for pasteurized donor human milk.

Designating May 25, 2023, as "Trauma and Mental Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Requiring health insurance policies to provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis HIV medication and associated laboratory tests and patient visits.

In public assistance, repealing provisions relating to expenditure of public funds for abortions limited.

Providing for allocation of money to family planning providers; prohibiting certain allocation; and making an appropriation.

In abortion, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds.

Providing standards for carbon monoxide alarms in child care centers and family child care homes; and imposing penalties.

Urging the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board to encourage and facilitate State System of Higher Education universities to secure United States Drug Enforcement Administration registrations to authorize the possession of cannabis for clinical registrants to engage in hands-on work regarding cultivating, testing, processing and researching cannabis plants.

Recognizing the month of May 2023 as "Nurses Month" in Pennsylvania.

In public safety, providing for the Pennsylvania Violent Death Reporting System; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Further providing for definitions and for postpartum coverage standards; providing for provisions relating to involuntary discharge; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

Establishing the Adult-use Cannabis Program; providing for farmer-grower permits; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Providing for restroom access for certain customers of retail establishments; and imposing a penalty.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for limitations on permits and providing for additional dispensary permits and for application and issuance of additional dispensary permits.

In patients, further providing for identification cards; and, in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers.

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Women's Reproductive Health Care Compact to protect women's reproductive health care services; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor.

Providing for the study and design of a program for importing prescription drugs.

Providing for the testing and labeling of baby food and for prohibited levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

In general provisions, repeals and effective date, providing for acute care mental health bed registry and referrals.

Urging the Department of Health to investigate each entity in this Commonwealth with a permit to open and operate a medical cannabis business to determine whether the entity has financial ties to Russian businesses and, if so, take steps to revoke the permit.

Providing for public health protections related to hydraulic fracturing infrastructure; imposing duties on Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection; and establishing the Oil and Natural Gas Public Health Registry Fund.

Further providing for authorization of county departments of health; and repealing provisions relating to dissolution of and withdrawal from county departments of health.

Providing for the protection of patients and medical personnel from health care facility retaliation, for prohibitions, for rebuttable presumptions, for discriminatory treatment, for evidence, for civil penalties and remedies, for criminal penalty, for restitution and damages, for injunctive relief, for peer review activity and for exemption.

In birth registration, providing for certain information prohibited related to birth registration.

Providing for vaccination schedule for pediatric patients and for coverage, compensation and reimbursement for vaccinations; and imposing penalties.

In casualty insurance, providing for enrolled dependents right to confidentiality for health care services received.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for dialysis centers.

Further providing for definitions; providing for domestic abuse reporting by health care practitioners; and making editorial changes.

In terms and courses of study, providing for menstruation education.

In abortion, further providing for legislative intent, providing for fetal heartbeat examination and further providing for medical consultation and judgment, for abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age and for reporting.

In school health services, providing for face covering or mask mandate opt out.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for report of inventory by health care facility.

Providing for hospital closure procedure requirements, for notice of proposed general hospital closure or significant impact closure, for health equity impact assessments, for closure plans and for enforcement actions.

In emergency medical services system, further providing for emergency medical responders, for emergency medical technicians, for advanced emergency medical technicians and for paramedics.

Providing for temporary health care services agencies.

In abortion, further providing for State Board of Medicine and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine; in bases of jurisdiction and interstate and international procedure, providing for interstate interference with reproductive health services; in depositions and witnesses, further providing for subpoenas and for summoning witness in this Commonwealth to testify in another state; and, in detainers and extradition, further providing for extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.

Further providing for confidentiality and protection of collected data, proceedings and activities.

In abortion, further providing for definitions, for medical consultation and judgment and for reporting.

Providing for advertisements for laboratory tests.

In assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault and for probable cause arrests in domestic violence cases; repealing provisions relating to abortion; in incapacitated persons, further providing for provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities; providing for reproductive rights; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and imposing penalties.

In public assistance, providing for compensable services and items; and abrogating a related regulation.

A Concurrent Resolution recognizing and congratulating the Free African Society on the 235th anniversary of its founding in Philadelphia.

In abortion, further providing for prohibited acts; and abrogating regulations.

Ensuring greater access to sickle cell disease treatments and designating the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive and coordinated data collection effort to better understand and quantify the scope and impact of sickle cell disease on patients, communities and states throughout the United States.

In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for notice of legal representation for medical assistance.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for personal reproductive liberty.

In emergency medical services system, further providing for emergency medical responders, for emergency medical technicians, for advanced emergency medical technicians and for paramedics.

Providing for healthy outdoor public grounds; and imposing duties on the Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture.

In prescribing opioids to minors, further providing for definitions, for prohibition and for procedure and providing for applicability; and making an editorial change.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for ambulatory surgical facility permitted surgical procedures; and abrogating regulations.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for licensure; providing for COVID-19 regulatory flexibility authority; and making a related repeal.

Providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.

In public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.

Providing for public health protections related to hydraulic fracturing infrastructure; imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Protection; and establishing the Oil and Natural Gas Public Health Registry Fund.

Establishing a moratorium on for-profit hospital ownership; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study and issue a report on for-profit hospitals.

Establishing the Medicaid Care Transition Program and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.

In abortion, further providing for publicly owned facilities, public officials and public funds.

Providing for allocation of money to family planning providers; prohibiting certain allocation; and making an appropriation.

Providing for the use of certain credentialing applications and for credentialing requirements for health insurers; imposing penalties; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.

In public assistance, further providing for verification of eligibility.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a performance audit of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Tobacco Policy and Control Program as it relates to the investigations of tobacco outlets in the city.

Establishing the Outpatient Renal Dialysis Facility Qualified Staff Retention and Recruitment Program within the Department of Human Services; and making an appropriation.

In powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for pelvic floor dysfunction education.

Providing for access to treatment for sexual assault survivors and for duties of the Department of Health.

Further providing for title of act, for definitions, for prohibition, for signage, for enforcement, for annual reports, for administration, for preemption of local ordinances and for repeal; and making editorial changes.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for right to medical freedom.

Providing for research and clinical studies of psilocybin and psilocybin-assisted therapy.

In public assistance, providing for hospital presumptive eligibility.

In public assistance, further providing for verification of eligibility.

Providing for COVID-19 antibodies data.

Imposing duties on certain care facilities relating to residents and applicants who are registered sexual offenders; and providing for duties of Department of Health.

In ARPA health care workforce supports, further providing for definitions; and providing for early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder.

Further providing for definitions and for requirements.

Further providing for definitions, for test results and for duties of Department of Health.

Further providing for title of act; and providing for reports of cases of Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses in deceased individuals.

In general powers and duties of the department, further providing for State participation in cooperative Federal programs; in public assistance, further providing for income for the community spouse, for medical assistance payments for institutional care, for medical assistance payments for home health care, for other medical assistance payments and for medical assistance benefit packages and coverage, copayments, premiums and rates; providing for the Office of Independent Medical Assistance Director; and making an editorial change.

In patient safety, further providing for powers and duties, for patient safety plans, for reporting and notification and for medical facility reports and notifications.

In public assistance, further providing for eligibility.

Providing for exemption to COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Providing for research and clinical studies of psilocybin, for duties of Department of Health, for duties of institutional review boards, for duties of authorized psilocybin manufacturers, for duties of approved investigators and for reports.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in responsibilities of the State, providing for State center closure moratorium.

In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for inspection for continuing conformity to license.

Further providing for access to prescription information and for expiration; and making an editorial change.

In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for notice of legal representation for medical assistance.

Providing for the Office of Health Equity; establishing the Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

In abortion, further providing for legislative intent, providing for fetal heartbeat examination, further providing for medical consultation and judgment, for abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age and for reporting.

In COVID-19 disaster emergency, establishing the COVID-19 Antibody Testing Pilot Program.

Amending the act of February 13, 1970 (P.L.19, No.10), entitled "An act enabling certain minors to consent to medical, dental and health services, declaring consent unnecessary under certain circumstances," providing for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Condemning tobacco companies' practice of targeted advertising in low-income communities.

Providing for off-campus facility fees.

In medical assistance for workers with disabilities, further providing for definitions and for medical assistance benefits for workers with disabilities and workers with medically improved disabilities.

In medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent.

In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for notification of emergency contact.

Establishing the Emerging Health Service Psychologist Program; and providing for authorization of internship positions, for award of internship positions and for funding of program; and making an appropriation.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for reports to coroners.

Providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.

Prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine information on identification cards and proof of receipt of COVID-19 vaccine; and providing for civil cause of action.

Providing for cytomegalovirus education and newborn screening.

Prohibiting vaccination, isolation and quarantine mandates, vaccination without consent and vaccination mandates by business entities and ticket issuers; and imposing penalties.

Establishing the Advisory Council on PANDAS and PANS; and providing for the duties of the Advisory Council on PANDAS and PANS.

Providing for establishment of suicide death review teams, for duties of Department of Health, for confidentiality of suicide death review team records and criminal and civil liability protections.

In public assistance, establishing the Pennsylvania Preferred® Food Bucks Program.

In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for food allergy guidelines.

In public safety, providing for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine.

Further providing for confidentiality and protection of collected data, proceedings and activities.

Relating to the administration and distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations in this Commonwealth.

In medical assistance for workers with disabilities, further providing for definitions and for medical assistance benefits for workers with disabilities and workers with medically improved disabilities.

In public assistance, further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for administration of assistance and related functions.

Urging the United States Department of Health and Human Services to increase the allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses sent to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Providing for departmental powers and duties as to small personal care homes.

Providing for retaining health care innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic and imposing duties on the Joint State Government Commission.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study to review the availability of dental services in rural areas of this Commonwealth and to provide a report detailing the options for improving access to oral health care services.

Providing for blood lead testing of certain children by health care practitioners; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Amending the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," further providing for the administrative structure of the Department of Health, establishing the office of Chief Nursing Officer of the Commonwealth and providing for the powers and duties of the Chief Nursing Officer of the Commonwealth.

Establishing generator requirements for long-term care nursing facilities, assisted living residences, nursing homes, personal care homes and hospices; providing for powers and duties of the Department of Health and other State agencies; and imposing penalties.

Providing for the study and design of a program for importing prescription drugs.

Further providing for powers and authority of the department.

In public assistance, providing for payments for burial services; and abrogating a regulation.

In abortion, further providing for Commonwealth interference prohibited.

In registration district administration, further providing for local registrars' compensation; and making a related repeal.

Providing for lead screening and related services, for health insurance coverage for lead screening and related diagnostic services and supplies and for duties of the Department of Health.

Providing for the Community Diaper and Incontinence Products Grant Program; establishing the Community Diaper and Incontinence Products Grant Program Fund; directing the Department of Aging to establish a program to improve access to incontinence supplies; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.

In public assistance, further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance.

Providing for hospital patient protection.

In public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of the Department of Human Services, applicants and recipients and establishing the Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Management Program.

Recognizing discrimination against women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people and other marginalized groups as a public health issue threatening the safety of Pennsylvanians.

Providing for the duty of health care providers to publish the cost of health care procedures.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for right to enter and inspect.

Designating the month of April 2021 as "Sjogren's Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for nursing services.

Further providing for prohibition.

Providing for the regulation of tattoos, body piercings and corrective cosmetic artists, for limiting tongue splitting and for powers and duties of the Department of Health and imposing penalties.

Urging the Pennsylvania Department of Health to prioritize the vaccination of vulnerable populations and essential workers over legislators and other public officials who may work remotely.

Providing for a long-term care medical director registry and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services.

Further providing for State Board of Pharmacy.

In health care outcomes, further providing for establishment, for value-based models relating to the Hospital Outcomes Program, for value-based models relating to the Managed Care Organization Outcomes Program and for managed care organization Medicaid contracts.

In public assistance, further providing for pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee.

Providing for retaining health care innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic and imposing duties on the Joint State Government Commission.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a review of the data collection by the Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing for extension of waiver provisions for pediatric services.

In records, further providing for records and fees for copies.

Designating the week of September 6 through 12, 2020, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Recognizing the week of October 25 through 31, 2020, as "National Massage Therapy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to honor the more than 7,900 licensed massage therapists in this Commonwealth.

Urging the United States Food and Drug Administration to promptly consider guidelines and protocols for the approval of cannabidiol as a product which is legally available for resale.

In health care assistance, further providing for Community-Based Health Care Program.

Providing for access to long-term care facilities for essential caregivers, for additional safety requirements for residents of long-term care facilities, for suspension of access for essential caregivers and for personal protective equipment for essential caregivers.

Providing for living donor protection; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Insurance Department.

Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "World HIE Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "National Donate Life Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing April 17, 2020, as "World Hemophilia Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of April 2020 as "Sjogren's Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing March 11, 2020, as "Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of March 2020 as "National Nutrition Month" in Pennsylvania as sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Designating the week of April 19 through 25, 2020, as "Infertility Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania in conjunction with "National Infertility Awareness Week."

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in program, further providing for lawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for duration; in patients, further providing for caregivers; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for permits; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for applicability.

Recognizing the month of September 2020 as "Histiocytosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of September 2020 as "Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of October 25 through 31, 2020, as "Respiratory Care Week" in Pennsylvania and commending respiratory therapists for their outstanding contributions to health care.

Further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations.

Providing for a long-term care medical director registry and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services.

In public assistance, further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance.

Recognizing the month of September 2020 as "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for direct primary care, medical service agreements and insurance, for medical service agreement requirements, for use of health savings accounts or flexible spending accounts and for use of other health care practitioners.

Further providing for definitions and for control measures.

In casualty insurance, providing coverage for essential health benefits and for coverage for General Assembly and other Commonwealth employees.

Designating the month of September 2020 as "Hirschsprung's Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania to coincide with a global initiative in Australia.

Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "Limb Loss Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on medical student choice in primary care and issue a report.

In public assistance, establishing the SNAP Healthy Bucks Incentive Program.

Providing for requirements relating to administration of obstetrical ultrasound procedures.

Providing for release of information on deceased individuals by coroners or medical examiners and for immunity from liability.

Providing for consumer prescription drug pricing disclosure and pharmacy freedom to communicate.

Designating the month of March 2020 as "Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing April 8, 2020, as "Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of May 10 through 16, 2020, as "Food Allergy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of June 2020 as "Cancer Survivors Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring all cancer survivors for their strength and courage in the face of this devastating illness.

Designating the month of May 2020 as "Yoga Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for photo identification tag regulations.

Providing for personal protective equipment stockpile.

Designating May 28, 2020, as "Menstrual Hygiene Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of June 2020 as "Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating May 14, 2020, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for COVID-19 child care personal protective equipment; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health.

Recognizing February 12, 2020, as "World Cholangiocarcinoma Day" in Pennsylvania.

Establishing the SNAP Benefits Start-Up Assistance Program; providing for applications for assistance, for award of assistance, for requirements of participants and for funding for assistance.

In public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of department, applicants and recipients.

Designating the month of May 2020 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing March 26, 2020, as "Epilepsy Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing March 18, 2020, as "Kick Butts Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2020 as "Better Hearing and Speech Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of March 2020 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of May 2020 as "Preeclampsia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for report on telemedicine benefits during COVID-19 pandemic.

Providing for the disclosure of communicable diseases in certain facilities during disaster emergencies.

In COVID-19 disaster emergency, establishing the COVID-19 Antibody Testing Pilot Program.

In public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care.

In powers and duties of the department, providing for response to COVID-19 pandemic.

In health and accident insurance, prohibiting exclusions for preexisting conditions and providing for coverage for General Assembly.

Urging the Department of Human Services to submit a request to the United States Department of Agriculture to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Online Purchasing Pilot.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for report of inventory by health care facility.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in responsibilities of the State, providing for State center closure moratorium.

Designating the week of June 1 through 7, 2020, as "Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Encouraging members of the General Assembly to convene public hearings to receive testimony from medical professionals regarding the appropriate standards of care for children with gender dysphoria.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the fiscal and human effects resulting from the Department of Public Welfare, now the Department of Human Services, changes in 2011 to adult dental coverage under medical assistance.

Recognizing the week of April 6 through 12, 2020, as "Teen Health Week" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, further providing for eligibility.

In records, further providing for fees for copies.

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the compact.

Establishing generator requirements for long-term care nursing facilities, assisted living residences, nursing homes, personal care homes and hospices; providing for powers and duties of the Department of Health and other State agencies; and imposing penalties.

Further providing for access to prescription information.

Providing for health insurance coverage requirements for stage four, advanced metastatic cancer.

Recognizing February 15, 2020, as "Love is Love Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating January 26, 2020, as "Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating February 7, 2020, as "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of February 2020 as "Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, providing for use of pharmacy benefits manager by medical assistance managed care organization.

Recognizing February 2, 2020, as "Rheumatoid Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

In medical professional liability, further providing for informed consent.

Providing for prescription drug affordability; establishing the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, the Prescription Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council and the Prescription Drug Affordability Fund.

In general provisions, repeals and effective date, providing for hospital closing.

In public assistance, further providing for workfare program.

Providing for expedited partner therapy and for liability.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in responsibilities of the State, providing for State center closure moratorium.

In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.

In public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of the Department of Human Services, applicants and recipients and establishing the Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Management Program.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for right to enter and inspect.

Recognizing December 1, 2019, as "World AIDS Day" in Pennsylvania.

In public assistance, providing for pregnancy-related and postpartum medical assistance.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for do-not-resuscitate orders for minors.

In public safety, providing for opioid treatment agreements.

Providing for the final disposition of fetal remains; and imposing penalties.

Providing for the use of certain credentialing applications and for credentialing requirements for health insurers; imposing penalties; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Insurance Department.

Recognizing the month of October 2019 as "Chiropractic Health Month" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions and for Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Program; and making an editorial change.

Providing for impact of opioid epidemic.

Recognizing the week of October 20 through 26, 2019, as "National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of November 2019 as "National Epilepsy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing November 21, 2019, as "The Great American Smokeout Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of November 10 through 16, 2019, as "Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing October 19, 2019, as "National Period Day" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing October 20, 2019, as "Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of October 2019 as "Down Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of October 2019 as "Rett Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of October 21 through 25, 2019, as "National Medical Assistants Recognition Week" in Pennsylvania in appreciation of the quality care, support and vital services provided by medical assistants in this Commonwealth.

Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of October 13 through 19, 2019, as "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of September 2019 as "Sepsis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for prescribing of opioids and penalties.

Providing for the Community Diaper and Incontinence Products Grant Program; establishing the Community Diaper and Incontinence Products Grant Program Fund; directing the Department of Aging to establish a program to improve access to incontinence supplies; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.

Designating October 9, 2019, as "PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and recognizing the need to raise awareness of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections.

Designating the month of September 2019 as "Leukodystrophy Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of September 2019 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of September 2019 as "Histiocytosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of September 15 through 21, 2019, as "National Medicare Education Week" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the week of September 23 through 29, 2019, as "Diaper Need Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

Urging the Congress of the United States to direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a comprehensive study on the causes of Ewing sarcoma.

Recognizing July 22, 2019, as "World Brain Day" in Pennsylvania.

In prescribing opioids to minors, further providing for definitions, for prohibition and for procedure and providing for applicability; and making an editorial change.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for reports to coroners.

Further providing for purpose, for definitions, for powers and duties of board and for establishment of program; providing for requirements for first responder agencies and hospital emergency departments; and further providing for access to prescription information.

In emergency medical services system, further providing for definitions and for Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, providing for accreditation of trauma centers, for submission of list, for funding, for notification of trauma center closure, for reporting and for certification and financial report; and making a related repeal.

In administrative organization, repealing provisions relating to employees with access to Federal tax information and providing for criminal history background checks of employees and contractors with access to Federal tax information; in organization of independent administrative boards and commissions, providing for Center for Rural Pennsylvania; in Office of State Inspector General, further providing for powers, purpose and duties and for criminal charges; in Commonwealth budget procedures, further providing for submission of budget to General Assembly; in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of State; in Independent Fiscal Office, further providing for revenue estimates; providing for Joint Underwriting Association accountability; in powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry, its departmental administrative and advisory boards and departmental administrative officers, providing for Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety; providing for legislative agencies and the continuation of Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing; and making editorial changes and related repeals.

Providing for pain management clinics; and imposing penalties.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in patients, further providing for caregivers and for minors.

In prescribing opioids to minors, providing for prescribing opioids to individuals and further providing for definitions, for prohibition and for procedure; and making editorial changes.

Providing for the declaration of a public health emergency, for duties of the Department of Health, for temporary regulations and for immunity from liability.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for actions against violations of law, rules and regulations.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the impact of this Commonwealth's current behavioral health needs and behavioral health care system capacity on hospital emergency departments and patient health.

In medical professional liability, providing for use of Department of Health surveys or inspections.

Adding provisions relating to patient care monitoring.

Prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with an individual under 18 years of age.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for term and content of license.

Providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.

In preliminary provisions, reenacting and amending provisions relating to definitions; in powers and duties of the department, reenacting and amending provisions relating to powers and duties of the department; in Statewide Health Coordinating Council and health systems agencies, reenacting and amending provisions relating to State health services plan; in administration of the act, reenacting provisions relating to regulations and reenacting and amending provisions relating to enforcement of orders relating to certificate of need; in certificate of need, reenacting and amending provisions relating to certificate of need required and clinically related health services subject to review, to certificates of need and notice of intent and application and issuance and to notice and hearings before health systems agencies, reenacting provisions relating to notice of public meetings and to good cause, reenacting and amending provisions relating to information during review, to criteria for review of applications for certificates of need or amendments and to monitoring certificate of need, expiration of a certificate of need and reenacting provisions relating to emergencies and reenacting and amending provisions relating to notice of termination of services, to review of activities and to actions against violations of law and rules and regulations and bonds; in licensing of health care facilities, reenacting and amending provisions relating to issuance of license; in general provisions and repeals and effective date, reenacting and amending provisions relating to existing facilities and institutions and to fees for review of certificate of need applications and repealing provisions relating to sunset.

In patient safety, further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of Patient Safety Authority, for patient safety committee and for confidentiality and compliance.

Providing for certification of community paramedics, for community paramedicine service coverage by casualty insurance carriers and for medical assistance reimbursement.

In licensing of health care facilities, providing for nursing services.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on prescription drug pricing and issue a report.

In general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.

Providing for hospital patient protection.

Providing for the compilation of daily nursing staff reports by hospitals, for public posting of reports and for reporting to the Department of Health; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

Further providing for definitions and providing for electronic tracking of hypodermic needles and syringes.

Limiting restrictive covenants in health care practitioner employment agreements.

Providing for prohibition on health care provider self-referral.

Providing for the protection of patients and medical personnel from health care facility retaliation, for prohibitions, for rebuttable presumptions, for discriminatory treatment, for evidence, for civil penalties and remedies, for criminal penalty, for restitution and damages, for injunctive relief, for peer review activity and for exemption.

In public assistance, further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for administration of assistance and related functions.

In public assistance, providing for medical assistance deemed eligibility program for home care, home health and older adult daily living services.

Further providing for definitions and for misbranding.

In public assistance, providing for prohibition of cash assistance extensions.

Amending the act of April 27, 1905 (P.L.312, No.218), entitled "An act creating a Department of Health, and defining its powers and duties," further providing for the administrative structure of the Department of Health, establishing the office of Chief Nursing Officer of the Commonwealth and providing for the powers and duties of the Chief Nursing Officer of the Commonwealth.

Further providing for title of act; providing for general provisions for act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for short title, for declaration of policy and for definitions; in program, further providing for program established, for confidentiality and public disclosure, for lawful use of medical marijuana and for unlawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration, for practitioner restrictions, for issuance of certification and for duration; in patients, further providing for identification cards, for caregivers, for special conditions, for contents of identification card, for suspension and for prohibitions; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for medical marijuana organizations, for permits, for granting of permit, for application and issuance, for fees and other requirements, for issuance, for relocation, for terms of permit, for permit renewals, for suspension or revocation, for convictions prohibited, for diversity goals and for limitations on permits; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking, for grower/processors, for storage and transportation, for laboratory and for prices; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; in tax on medical marijuana, further providing for tax on medical marijuana and for Medical Marijuana Program Fund; in administration, further providing for governing practice and procedure, for reports by medical marijuana organizations, for law enforcement notification, for evaluation, for report and for temporary regulations; in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board; in offenses related to medical marijuana, further providing for criminal diversion of medical marijuana by practitioners, for criminal diversion of medical marijuana, for criminal retention of medical marijuana, for criminal diversion of medical marijuana by patient or caregiver, for falsification of identification cards, for adulteration of medical marijuana, for disclosure of information prohibited, for additional penalties and for other restrictions; in research program, further providing for definitions, for establishment of medical marijuana research program, for medical marijuana research program administration, for approval, for requirements, for restrictions, for regulations and for nonentitlement; in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for legislative findings and declaration of policy, for clinical registrants and for research study; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for conflict, for financial and employment interests, for insurers, for protections for patients and caregivers, for schools, for day-care centers, for notice and for applicability; providing for adult-use cannabis; establishing the Commonwealth Reinvestment Fund, the Student Loan Reimbursement Program, the Mixed Income Housing Program and the After-school Program; imposing duties on the Department of Education, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement; imposing penalties; making appropriations; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

In public assistance, providing for behavioral health and physical health services integration.

In pupils and attendance, further providing for immunization required and penalty.

In fiscal provisions relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of SNAP benefits.

Urging the Governor and the Office of Attorney General to file lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that engage in practices that caused the ongoing opioid epidemic within this Commonwealth.

Providing for accessible prescription labels.

In registration district administration, further providing for local registrars' compensation; and making a related repeal.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority; providing for its powers and duties; and establishing the Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Fund.

In licensing of health care facilities, further providing for photo identification tag regulations.

Further providing for title and short title of act, for definitions, for establishment of program, for restocking and dispensing of cancer drugs, for storage, distribution and fees, for immunity and for regulations.

In public assistance, providing for medical assistance deemed eligibility program for home care, home health and older adult daily living center services.

In general provisions relating to health care, further providing for applicability, for definitions and for criminal penalties; in living wills, further providing for emergency medical services; in out-of-hospital nonresuscitation, further providing for definitions, for orders, bracelets and necklaces, for revocation, for absence of order, bracelet or necklace and for emergency medical services, repealing provisions relating to advisory committee and providing for discontinuance; providing for Pennsylvania orders for life-sustaining treatment; and making editorial changes.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the mental health provider shortage in this Commonwealth and to issue a report.

Condemning tobacco companies' practice of targeted advertising in low-income communities.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for title, for short title, for declaration of policy and for definitions; in program, further providing for program established, for confidentiality and public disclosure, for lawful use of medical marijuana and for unlawful use of medical marijuana; in practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration, for practitioner restrictions, for issuance of certification and for duration; in patients, further providing for identification cards, for special conditions, for contents of identification card and for prohibitions; in medical marijuana organizations, further providing for medical marijuana organizations, for permits, for granting of permit, for application and issuance, for fees and other requirements, for issuance, for relocation, for permit renewals, for suspension or revocation, for convictions prohibited and for limitations on permits; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking, for grower/processors, for storage and transportation, for laboratory and for prices; in dispensaries, further providing for dispensing to patients and caregivers and for facility requirements; in tax on medical marijuana, further providing for tax on medical marijuana and for Medical Marijuana Program Fund and providing for tax on recreational cannabis and cannabis products; in administration, further providing for reports by medical marijuana organizations and for report; in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board; in offenses related to medical marijuana, further providing for criminal diversion of medical marijuana by practitioners, for criminal diversion of medical marijuana, for criminal retention of medical marijuana, for criminal diversion of medical marijuana by patient or caregiver, for falsification of identification cards, for adulteration of medical marijuana, for disclosure of information prohibited, for additional penalties and for other restrictions and providing for lawful conduct; in research program, further providing for definitions, for establishment of medical marijuana research program, for medical marijuana research program administration, for approval, for requirements, for restrictions, for regulations and for nonentitlement; in academic clinical research centers and clinical registrants, further providing for legislative findings and declaration of policy, for clinical registrants and for research study; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for conflict, for financial and employment interests, for insurers, for protections for patients and caregivers, for schools, for day-care centers and for medical marijuana from other states and providing for employers, minors and control of property and for cannabis clean slate; further providing for notice and for applicability; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of the Commonwealth's statutes and policies regarding marijuana in light of the legalization of medial marijuana.