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In children and youth, providing for screening requirements.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for notice of legal representation for medical assistance.
In public assistance, providing for medical assistance for complex care assistant services.
In public assistance, providing for pregnancy-related and postpartum medical assistance.
In public assistance, repealing provisions relating to expenditure of public funds for abortions limited; and abrogating a regulation.
In public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and for pain parity in commercial insurance.
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance and for copayments for subsidized child care, providing for report on transition to chip-enabled access cards, further providing for reports to General Assembly, for persons eligible for medical assistance and for nonemergency medical transportation services and providing for abrogation of regulatory requirements for payment for outpatient behavioral health services within physical confines of behavioral health clinic facilities and for SNAP benefit reporting; and making a repeal.
In special funds, further providing for disposition of Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, establishing the Contingency Management Support Grant Program.
Establishing a legislative Hunger Task Force to study and make findings and recommendations for alleviating hunger, addressing food insecurity and increasing access to healthy food in this Commonwealth.
In public assistance, providing for fee schedule rates.
Urging the Department of Human Services to immediately transmit the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment data as required by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Recognizing October 15, 2025, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania.
In public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care; and making a repeal.
Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the week of September 7 through 13, 2025, as "National Suicide Prevention Week" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
In powers and duties of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, providing for suicide prevention.
In casualty insurance, providing for coverage for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy; and establishing the Children's Therapies Medical Assistance Savings Account.
In public assistance, providing for work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.
In public assistance, further providing for workfare program.
Recognizing July 26, 2025, as "Americans with Disabilities Act Day" in Pennsylvania.
Providing for mental health crisis response; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In public assistance, providing for report on transition to chip-enabled access cards.
In public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for peer recovery support services.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a registry for those who abuse individuals considered to be vulnerable populations.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish a task force and advisory committee on increasing access to drug and alcohol treatment for substance use disorders; and directing the task force to make recommendations to the General Assembly.
Establishing the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Pilot Program; and providing for authorization of internships, for award of internships and for funding of the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Pilot Program.
In public assistance, providing for abrogation of regulatory requirements for payment for clinic services within physical confines of clinic facilities.
In public assistance, providing for waiver to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products.
In powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for managed care organization assessment, for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments, for hospital assessments, for Statewide quality care assessments and for nursing facility assessment; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in judicial administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; and making repeals .
In public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, further providing for personal care home and assisted living residence administrators; and abrogating regulations.
In Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change.
In public assistance, providing for subscription model for GLP-1 agonists.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
In public assistance, providing for payments for extraordinary personal care services.
Designating the week of May 4 through 10, 2025, as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
In public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for menopause treatments.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the services, processes and wait times in the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services within the Department of Labor and Industry.
Further providing for drug overdose medication.
In public assistance, further providing for verification of eligibility.
Establishing the Medicaid Care Transition Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In school health services, providing for Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Grant Program; and making an appropriation.
Providing for licensure of family members to provide skilled care to designated children, for applications for licensure, for qualifications for licensure, for employment and compensation of licensed family members, for limitations and supervision of licensed family members, for notice to parents of recipients and for authorization of covered skilled care.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the programs administered by the Office of Long-Term Living and the Office of Developmental Programs focused on how to improve the experience of individuals with disabilities that receive a Home and Community-Based Services waiver.
In registration of vehicles, further providing for person with disability plate and placard; in fees, further providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees; and, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities.
Requiring identification of lawful presence in the United States as a prerequisite to the receipt of public benefits.
Providing for Child and Adult Care Food Program Supplement.
In public assistance, further providing for definitions and for copayments for subsidized child care.
In public assistance, further providing for emergency transportation services.
Designating the month of March 2025 as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "National Volunteer Month" in Pennsylvania.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee and conduct a comprehensive study regarding the effectiveness of the Commonwealth's multidisciplinary approach to infants born affected by substance use or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, including the success with or barriers to developing plans of safe care as required by Federal and State law.
Providing for departmental powers and duties as to small personal care homes; and imposing penalties.
In public assistance, providing for prohibition on medical assistance managed care payment for provider-preventable conditions.
In public assistance, further providing for reports to General Assembly.
In public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.
In public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.
In public assistance, further providing for administration of assistance programs.
Providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program.
In public assistance, providing for waivers to be requested for medical assistance.
In public assistance, further providing for the medically needy and determination of eligibility.
Establishing the Mental Health Professional Student Loan Forgiveness Program; imposing powers and duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; and making an appropriation.
Providing for Mental Health Workforce Retention Program; and making an appropriation.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of how Home and Community-Based Services waivers can be improved to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities, including programs administered by the Office of Long-Term Living and Office of Developmental Programs.
In public assistance, further providing for verification of eligibility.
Establishing the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Program; and providing for authorization of internships, for award of internships and for funding of the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Program.
In mental health and intellectual disabilities, providing for autism screening.
Providing for mental health crisis response and for evaluation and report; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
Designating the month of November 2024 as "Care at Home Month" in Pennsylvania.
In children and youth, providing for child-care center assistance grants.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for infant and toddler care professionals salary supplement; and promulgating regulations.
In public assistance, further providing for workfare program.
Recognizing the month of September 2024 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of September 2024 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2024, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of October 2024 as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
In general budget implementation, further providing for Department of Human Services.
Further providing for definitions and for requirements; and abrogating regulations.
In public assistance, further providing for definitions and for copayments for subsidized child care.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of how Home and Community-Based Services waivers can be improved to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities, including programs administered by the Office of Long-Term Living and Office of Developmental Programs.
Providing for plan for maternal home visiting programs; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In public assistance, providing for waiver to purchase diapers or menstrual hygiene products.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.
Providing for substance use overdose awareness, treatment and recovery support and for powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; and establishing the Lifetime Recovery from Substance Use Grant Program.
Recognizing the week of May 9 through 15, 2024, as "National Stuttering Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
In public assistance, providing for nontransport emergency transportation services.
Establishing the Women, Infants and Children State Advisory Board.
Establishing the Maternal and Newborn Supply Kit Program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Health.
In public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care; and making a repeal.
Establishing the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Program; and providing for authorization of internships, for award of internships and for funding of SWEET Program.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on maternal-health-related medical assistance payments to hospitals and health care providers and make recommendations to increase payment rates to hospitals and health care providers, including fee-for-service and managed care payment rates.
Further providing for title of the act; in general provisions, further providing for legislative findings for early intervention, for definitions, for State interagency agreement, for other duties of State agencies and for council; in Statewide system for provision of early intervention services, further providing for requirements, for program regulations and standards, for administration by Department of Public Welfare, for administration by Department of Education and for child identification, assessment and tracking system; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for effective date; and making editorial changes.
In medical assistance for workers with disabilities, further providing for definitions.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on benefits cliffs in this Commonwealth.
Recognizing the week of April 11 through 17, 2024, as "Black Maternal Health Week" in Pennsylvania to bring attention to the maternal health crisis and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.
In family finding and kinship care, establishing the Legal Services for Kinship Care Families Grant Program and the Legal Services for Kinship Care Families Grant Program Account; and making a transfer.
Designating the month of July 2024 as "Disability Pride Month" in Pennsylvania.
Establishing the Pennsylvania Purple Alert System; and further providing for immunity.
In fiscal provisions relating to public assistance, providing for distribution of SNAP benefits.
In public assistance, further providing for eligibility for persons with drug-related felonies.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on public transportation services for individuals with disabilities, establish a legislative task force and advisory committee and issue a report of findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives.
Designating February 28, 2024, as "HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties and providing for regulatory flexibility during opioid epidemic.
In fraud and abuse control, further providing for definitions, for restrictions on provider charges and payments and for venue and limitations on actions.
Designating the week of September 10 through 16, 2023, as "Direct Support Professionals Week" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of October 2023 as "Bullying Prevention Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania to help Pennsylvanians work to recognize bullying, stop bullying and gain the tools needed to appropriately deal with situations involving bullies.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for xylazine awareness education.
Providing for substance use treatment and recovery support and for powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; and establishing the Lifetime Recovery from Substance Use Grant Program.
In public assistance, providing for work requirements for Medicaid enrollees.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish the 911/988 Technical Advisory Board and conduct a study and issue recommendations on interoperability between and across 911 and 988.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, providing for notice of legal representation for medical assistance.
Providing for opioid settlements.
Designating the month of July 2023 as "Disability Pride Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of September 2023 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of September 2023 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2023, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of September 2023 as "Hunger Action Month" in Pennsylvania.
In Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, providing for suicide prevention.
Designating the week of September 18 through 24, 2023, as "Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Encouraging Pennsylvanians to use sensitive language when discussing suicide.
Designating the month of March 2023 as "Disabilities Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of October 2023 as "Special Needs Law Month" in Pennsylvania.
In Independent Fiscal Office, providing for medical assistance managed care payment analysis.
In Nonnarcotic Medication-assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program, further providing for definitions, repealing provisions relating to establishment of pilot program, providing for establishment and further providing for county participation requirements, for use of grant funding, for powers and duties of department, for prior authorization, for report to General Assembly and for construction; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; and making an editorial change.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for report on county assistance offices.
In public assistance, providing for payments for spousal personal care services.
Providing for behavioral health crisis intervention; and establishing the 988 Fund.
Further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts.
Prohibiting the charging of admission fees for events for personal care attendants of persons with disabilities; and imposing penalties.
In public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of department, applicants and recipients and establishing the Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Management Program.
In public assistance, further providing for responsibilities and obligations of department, applicants and recipients.
In departmental powers and duties as to public assistance, providing for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) study.
In fraud and abuse control, providing for false or fraudulent Medicaid claims and civil enforcement; and establishing the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Fund.
In emergency COVID-19 response, providing for adult mental health program funding; in 2022-2023 budget implementation, repealing provisions relating to Department of Human Services; and making appropriations.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, further providing for State participation in cooperative Federal programs.
In public assistance, further providing for administration of assistance programs.
Establishing the Social Worker Educational Enrollment and Training Program; and providing for authorization of internship positions, for award of internship positions and for funding of program; and making an appropriation.
In public assistance, further providing for definitions, for administration of assistance programs and for regulations for protection of information.
In departmental powers and duties as to supervision, providing for plan for societal reentry.
In mental health: departmental powers and duties, commissioner of mental health, interstate compact, reciprocal agreements and research foundation, providing for mental health care services clearinghouse; and making an editorial change.
In emergency COVID-19 response, providing for Federal maintenance of effort restrictions and for ending maintenance of effort restrictions related to COVID-19 public health emergency.
Urging the Congress of the United States to raise income limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and either extend or make permanent Emergency Allotments.
Urging the Department of Human Services to increase the fee paid to guardians of incapacitated individuals.
In public assistance, further providing for reports to General Assembly.
In public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.
In public assistance, further providing for uniformity in administration of assistance and regulations as to assistance.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for inspection for continuing conformity to license.
In public assistance, providing for prohibition on medical assistance managed care payment for provider-preventable conditions.
Designating the month of April 2023 as "Autism Acceptance Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of March 2023 as "National Social Work Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of May 2023 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
In public safety, providing for study of barriers to substance use disorder treatment; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Health.
Relating to immediate access to treatment for substance use disorder; establishing the Substance Use Disorder Early Intervention Pilot Program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Providing for long-term services and supports; establishing the Long-Term Services and Supports Commission, the Long-Term Services and Supports Council and the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Department of Revenue; and imposing a payroll premium.
In public assistance, further providing for the medically needy and determination of eligibility.
Requiring child-care centers to install video camera surveillance systems; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for food allergy guidelines.
Providing for social bias and cultural competence training for public employees and licensees and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
In assessments of persons and property, providing for senior citizen tax sale deferral.
In public assistance, further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance.
Providing for Mental Health Workforce Retention Program; and making an appropriation.
In general provisions relating to children and minors, providing for contracting and consent by certain minors.
Establishing the Mental Health Professional Student Loan Forgiveness Program; imposing powers and duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; and making an appropriation.
In preliminary provisions, providing for construction; and, in public assistance, further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for the medically needy and determination of eligibility.
Providing for departmental powers and duties as to small personal care homes; and imposing penalties.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for Medically Tailored Meals Pilot Program and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for discontinuance of prudent payment.
Encouraging health insurers in this Commonwealth to provide coverage for medically tailored meals to beneficiaries.
In public assistance, providing for intellectual disability and autism fee schedule rates.
Providing for behavioral health response unit and crisis call center programs; establishing the County and Regional Behavioral Health Response Unit and Crisis Call Center Fund and the County and Regional Behavioral Health Response Unit and Crisis Call Center Grant Program.
In mental health and intellectual disabilities, providing for autism screening.
Establishing a legislative task force on the loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in 2023 due to increased Social Security payments and the end of SNAP emergency allotment payments; and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the impact of the loss of SNAP benefits in 2023 due to increased Social Security payments and the end of the SNAP emergency allotment payments and to establish an advisory committee.
In public assistance, further providing for verification of eligibility.
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 children and youth, providing for Statewide children's mental health ombudsman.
In public assistance, further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for administration of assistance and related functions.
In public assistance, providing for waivers to be requested for medical assistance.
Providing for students with disabilities at institutions of higher education.
In uniform construction code, providing for adult changing stations in places of public accommodation.
Providing for complex wheelchair quality assurance; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services and the Insurance Department.
Establishing a task force to study social media platforms and websites on which suicide is encouraged.
Establishing the Medicaid Care Transition Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for COVID-19 mental health public awareness campaign.
Providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program; and making an appropriation.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, providing for death review teams; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and making an editorial change.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for discontinuance of prudent payment.
In public assistance, providing for compensable services and items; and abrogating a related regulation.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for COVID-19 mental health public awareness campaign.
Providing for Collaborative Care Model and Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Implementation Program; and making an appropriation.
In fraud and abuse control, further providing for definitions and for provider prohibited acts, criminal penalties and civil remedies.
In public assistance, providing for medical assistance managed care organization rate setting.
In general powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, providing for COVID-19 mental health public awareness campaign; in public assistance, further providing for eligibility and for medical assistance payments for institutional care and providing for resident care and related costs and for pharmacy benefits manager audit and obligations; in the aged, further providing for LIFE program and providing for agency with choice; in children and youth, further providing for limits on reimbursements to counties; in nursing facility assessments, further providing for time periods; in managed care organization assessments, further providing for assessment amount; providing for innovative health care delivery models; abrogating regulations; and making a related repeal.
In general provisions, further providing for definitions and for confidentiality of records.
Further providing for definitions and for confidentiality of records.
Establishing a legislative task force on intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and autism and directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the impact of this Commonwealth's current delivery of services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities and autism and to report its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives.
Providing for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program eligibility, allocation of funds and resources; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and providing for compliance and fraud prevention procedures and for performance audit and allocation of appropriations.
Providing for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program eligibility, allocation of funds and resources; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and providing for compliance and fraud prevention procedures and for performance audit and allocation of appropriations.
Establishing the LIHEAP Advisory Committee.
Establishing the Medicaid Care Transition Program and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
Providing for establishment of death review teams, for duties of death review teams, duties of Department of Health, for confidentiality of death review teams records and for criminal and civil liability protections.
Providing for liability for false claims, for adoption of congressional intent of the Federal False Claims Act, for damages, costs and civil penalties, for powers of Attorney General, for qui tam actions and for civil investigative demands.
Providing for the study of intergenerational poverty; establishing the intergenerational poverty tracking system, the Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity and the Pennsylvania Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security; and providing for a strategic plan, for reports and for duties of the Department of Human Services and the Secretary of the Budget.
In children and youth, providing for Statewide children's mental health ombudsman.
Urging Commonwealth agencies and the unified judicial system to adopt and utilize sensitive language related to suicide.
In public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for notification of emergency contact.
In mental health: departmental powers and duties, commissioner of mental health, interstate compact, reciprocal agreements and research foundation, providing for mental health care services clearinghouse; and making an editorial change.
In public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care.
In public assistance, further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for administration of assistance and related functions.
In general provisions, further providing for rights and remedies of persons in treatment.
Providing for the Emergency COVID-19 Homelessness Grant Program; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and making an appropriation.
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 general powers and duties of department, providing for nondiscrimination; in children and youth, further providing for availability of services; and, in fraud and abuse control, further providing for freedom of choice and nondiscrimination.
In public assistance, providing for intellectual disability and autism fee schedule rates.
Further providing for legislative findings and declarations, for definitions, for Statewide Independent Living Council, for powers and duties, for State plan, for grants and funding and for compliance with standards; repealing provisions relating to assurances of centers for independent living; further providing for allocation of funds by designated State agencies; and making an appropriation.
Further providing for definitions and for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for mandated screening and follow-up.
Further providing for title of act, for short title, for definitions, for establishment of Methadone Death and Incident Review Team, for team duties, for duties of coroner and medical examiner, for review procedures and for confidentiality.
Urging pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioid drugs to fully cooperate with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in reaching financial settlements and legal resolutions that reflect the severe, irreversible harm suffered by tens of thousands of Pennsylvania families who have lost loved ones to the opioid crisis and to substance use disorder.
In children and youth, providing for Statewide children's mental health ombudsman.
Recognizing the week of November 15 through 22, 2020, as "Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of November 2019 as "Assistive Technology Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of October 2019 as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Further providing for title of act, for intent, for definitions, for primary caregiver support program, for reimbursements, for entitlement not created and for enforcement.
Designating the month of October 2020 as "Lifesharing Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of May 2020 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the week of May 3 through 9, 2020, as "Higher Education Mental Health Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh and its renovated facility which provides a safe and accessible environment for residents and clients.
Designating the week of July 19 through 25, 2020, as "ADA Week" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "Counseling Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of May 2020 as "Mental Health Awareness in the Black Community Month" in Pennsylvania.
Designating April 16, 2020, as "4p-/Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of October 2019 as "Lifesharing Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Further providing for disposal of unused prescription medication.
Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing September 5, 2019, as "National Recovery Advocacy Day" in Pennsylvania.
Establishing a bill of rights for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism; and providing for waiting lists for intellectual disability or autism services and report.
In mental health: departmental powers and duties, commissioner of mental health, interstate compact, reciprocal agreements, research foundation, providing for mental health care services clearinghouse; and making an editorial change.
Providing for liability for false claims, for adoption of congressional intent of the Federal False Claims Act, for damages, costs and civil penalties, for powers of Attorney General, for civil investigative demands and for COVID-19-related liability.
A Concurrent Resolution declaring that the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is committed to equal rights for individuals with cognitive disabilities to technology and information access and calling for implementation of these rights with deliberate speed.
Providing for cytomegalovirus education and newborn screening.
Establishing the Pennsylvania Advisory Commission on Greater Father Family Involvement within the Department of Human Services and providing for its powers and duties.
Recognizing the week of March 8 through 14, 2020, as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Further providing for primary caregiver support program.
In public assistance, providing for child care payments during the pandemic of 2020.
In public assistance, establishing the SNAP Healthy Bucks Incentive Program.
In public assistance, providing for intellectual disability and autism fee schedule rates.
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 mental health treatment and for release of medical records.
In fraud and abuse control, further providing for definitions, for restrictions on provider charges and payments and for venue and limitations on actions.
Recognizing the month of March 2020 as "Intellectual Disability Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Establishing a Statewide registry of caregivers who abuse individuals with disabilities or special needs; and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In public assistance, providing for medical assistance managed care organization rate setting.
In fraud and abuse control, further providing for definitions and for provider prohibited acts, criminal penalties and civil remedies.
In general power and duties of department, providing for nondiscrimination; in children and youth, further providing for availability of services; and, in fraud and abuse control, further providing for freedom of choice and nondiscrimination.
Recognizing the month of April 2020 as "National Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of February 2020 as "National Cancer Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the week of February 24 through March 1, 2020, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the month of March 2020 as "National Social Work Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing March 6, 2020, as "Black Balloon Day" in Pennsylvania.
In general provisions, further providing for rights and remedies of persons in treatment.
Providing for the Emergency COVID-19 Homelessness Grant Program; imposing duties on the Department of Human Services; and making an appropriation.
Designating June 19, 2019, as "World Sickle Cell Day" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the week of February 16 through 23, 2020, as "Random Acts of Kindness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing February 7, 2020, as "National Wear Red Day" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing February 4, 2020, as "Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
Designating February 11, 2020, as "PA 2-1-1 Day" in Pennsylvania.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the shortcomings of mental health services available to victims of sexual assault and rape in this Commonwealth and how mental health services can be improved.
Recognizing and honoring the 30th anniversary of the date of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Further providing for legislative findings and declarations, for definitions, for Statewide Independent Living Council, for powers and duties, for State plan, for grants and funding and for compliance with standards; repealing provisions relating to assurances of centers for independent living; further providing for allocation of funds by designated State agency; and making an appropriation.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of changes in availability of county-managed community health services between fiscal years 2010 through 2018.
Recognizing the month of June 2019 as "National Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Further providing for definitions and for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for Newborn Child Screening Program Account, for newborn child screening fee and for mandated screening and follow-up.
In minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco and for the offense of use of tobacco in schools; and, in preemptions relating to municipalities, further providing for tobacco.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.
Recognizing the week of November 16 through 24, 2019, as "Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of August 2019 as "Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Recognizing the importance and valuable service of pediatric shift nurses to children with complex medical needs in Pennsylvania.
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.
Designating the month of November 2019 as "NovemBEARD Month" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the week of October 20 through 26, 2019, as "Respiratory Care Week" in Pennsylvania and commending respiratory therapists for their outstanding contributions to health care.
Designating the week of September 8 through 14, 2019, as "Direct Support Professionals Week" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the month of September 2019 as "Benzodiazepine Addiction Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania.
Providing for involuntary treatment requirements and procedures for individuals suffering from alcohol and other drug abuse; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Providing for continuing education credit for training related to mental health issues.
Designating September 25, 2019, as "Someone You Know Day" in Pennsylvania.
Urging the Commonwealth to adopt and utilize sensitive language related to suicide.
Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2019, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
Designating the week of September 16 through 22, 2019, as "Prescription Opioid/Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
In medical assistance, providing for medical assistance deemed eligibility program for in-patient behavioral health services.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and providing for inspection for continuing conformity to license.
Providing for certification of buprenorphine office-based prescribers; limiting the use of buprenorphine; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Providing for a detoxification and addiction treatment bed registry.
Providing for the study of intergenerational poverty; establishing the intergenerational poverty tracking system, the Interagency Workgroup on Poverty and Economic Insecurity and the Pennsylvania Commission on Poverty Elimination and Economic Security; and providing for a strategic plan, for reports and for duties of the Department of Human Services and the Secretary of the Budget.
In involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons who may be subject to involuntary emergency examination and treatment, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician - not to exceed one hundred twenty hours, for extended involuntary emergency treatment certified by a judge or mental health review officer - not to exceed twenty days, for court-ordered involuntary treatment not to exceed ninety days; and, in determinations affecting those charged with crime, or under sentence, further providing for incompetence to proceed on criminal charges and lack of criminal responsibility as defense.
Establishing a legislative task force on overdose recovery and directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on warm hand-off to treatment for individuals with a substance use disorder in this Commonwealth and to report its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of unused properties, buildings and facilities owned by the Commonwealth and how to repurpose those properties, buildings and facilities for use as facilities appropriate for addiction treatment and recovery supports and to issue a report.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the mental health care provider shortage in this Commonwealth and to issue a report.
Establishing a task force on the opioid abuse epidemic's impact on children and providing for powers and duties of the task force.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for medication-assisted treatment.
Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.
Providing for the establishment of the Family Caregiver Support Advisory Board within the Department of Human Services and for its powers and duties.
Providing for the warm hand-off of overdose survivors to addiction treatment, for a comprehensive warm hand-off initiative; establishing the Warm Hand-Off Initiative Grant Program; providing for consents and for immunity; establishing the Overdose Recovery Task Force; and providing for overdose stabilization and warm hand-off centers, for rules and regulations and for annual reports.
In Commonwealth universal research enhancement, establishing the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program and Spinal Cord Research Advisory Committee, further providing for department responsibilities and for use of funds and providing for spinal cord injury research programs funding.
In general provisions, further providing for scope of act, providing for definitions, further providing for treatment facilities and for individualized treatment plan and providing for assisted outpatient treatment implementation by counties and for assisted outpatient treatment implementation by department; in involuntary examination and treatment, further providing for persons subject, for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by physician, for persons for whom application may be made, and for additional periods of court-ordered involuntary treatment; and adding provisions relating to assisted outpatient treatment.
A Concurrent Resolution declaring that the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is committed to equal rights for individuals with cognitive disabilities to technology and information access and calling for implementation of these rights with deliberate speed.
In reporting suspected abuse by employees, providing for Statewide adult abuse registry.
Establishing the Project Lazarus Commission.
Requesting the Congress of the United States to urge the Food and Drug Administration to reverse its directive allowing OxyContin to be prescribed to children 11 to 16 years of age.
In general provisions, further providing for mental health review officer.
In powers and duties of the Department of Justice and its departmental administrative boards, further providing for Bureau of Consumer Protection and providing for opioid action task force; in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, further providing for residential drug and alcohol treatment programs for pregnant women and mothers and their dependent children and for staff training and referral mechanisms; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for residential drug and alcohol treatment programs for pregnant women and mothers and their dependent children; providing for intergovernmental collaboration on substance abuse and for public health emergency; and making editorial changes.
Making an appropriation from the General Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry for a statewide program to facilitate communication for individuals who are deafblind.
In public assistance, providing for public notice of provider payment rates for individuals with an intellectual disability or autism.
Providing for prescribing of opioids and penalties.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on pesticide exposure and poisoning, testing and reporting and to issue a report.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for medication-assisted treatment.
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 enforcement and penalties.
Further providing for definitions; and providing for collection and disposal of drugs by retail community pharmacies.
Providing for a detoxification bed registry.
Recognizing The CTC Wellness Foundation for forming Don't Stall, Just Call, an alcohol poisoning education program, which raises student and family awareness of the dangers of binge drinking and informs them of this Commonwealth's medical amnesty law.
Further providing for requirements for prescribers.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for drug and alcohol recovery houses and establishing the Drug and Alcohol Recovery House Fund; and making editorial changes.
In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.
Providing for the use of investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices by terminally ill patients.
Providing for a grant program for a Statewide 2-1-1 system and imposing duties on the Department of Human Services.
In liability and compensation, further providing for prescription drugs and the treatment of work-related injuries; and, in procedure, further providing for peer review.
Providing for study requirements prior to transferring a power, duty or function of a Commonwealth agency.
Providing for certified drug and alcohol recovery houses and establishing the Certified Drug and Alcohol Recovery House Fund Account.
Further providing for requirements for prescribers.
In Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for essential service payments during budget impasse.
Designating the month of June 2017 as "Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
Providing for emergency addiction treatment; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; establishing the Emergency Addiction Treatment Program and the Opioid Reparation and Accountability Fund; and imposing fines and penalties.
Urging the Congress of the United States to approve the Synthetic Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act, which would close a dangerous loophole in Federal shipping law that allows illegal drugs to reach American soil.
Further providing for newborn child screening and follow-up program.
Further providing for requirements for prescribers.
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 mental health treatment.
Further providing for Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program; and providing for Newborn Child Screening Program Account, for newborn child screening fee and for mandated screening and follow-up.
In public assistance, providing for the establishment of the Public Assistance Monitoring Program.
Providing for licensure of buprenorphine office-based prescribers; limiting the use of buprenorphine; and establishing penalties.
Relating to the delivery of services and programs to persons with disabilities; conferring powers and duties on the Office of the Governor; establishing the Office for People with Disabilities, Cabinet for People with Disabilities and Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities; and providing for their powers, duties and funding.
Providing for the establishment of the Family Caregiver Support Advisory Board within the Department of Human Services and for its powers and duties.
Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.
In human services block grant program, further providing for allocation.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of changes in access to county-managed community health services between fiscal years 2010 through 2016; and establishing an advisory committee.
Establishing a bill of rights for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.
Providing for involuntary treatment requirements and procedures for individuals suffering from alcohol and other drug abuse; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Providing for the certification of recovery residences and recovery residence administrators and for the establishment of the State Board of Recovery Residences and its powers and duties; and imposing penalties.
Further providing for drug overdose medication and providing for requirements.
Urging the President of the United States and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to halt implementation of the new 15-day limit on Medicaid coverage for addiction treatment in residential addiction treatment programs with more than 16 beds.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of data maintained by the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services on the number of transition-age youth and young adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
In general provisions, further providing for rights and remedies of persons in treatment.
Requiring outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facilities to provide certain therapies and services to patients.
Establishing the Project Lazarus Commission.
Providing for certified drug and alcohol recovery houses.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and publish a report on the benefits, costs and drawbacks of alternative opioid dependence treatment programs that utilize Federal Food and Drug Administration-approved medications.
Further providing for title of act, for short title, for definitions, for establishment of Methadone Death and Incident Review Team, for team duties, for duties of coroner and medical examiner, for review procedures and for confidentiality.
Providing for Statewide adult abuse registry.
Directing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to establish and administer a task force on access to addiction treatment through health plans and other resources.
In tobacco use prevention and cessation efforts, further providing for definitions.
In administration and enforcement, further providing for compulsive and problem gambling program.
Further providing for the title of the act, for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices, for prohibition of certain real estate practices, for powers and duties of the commission, for educational program, for construction and exclusiveness of remedy and for cooperation of State agencies.
Establishing a bill of rights for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.
Memorializing Congress to examine existing Federal laws relating to sober living arrangements.
Providing for involuntary treatment requirements and procedures for individuals suffering from alcohol and other drug abuse; and imposing duties on the Department of Health and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Providing for emergency addiction treatment; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; establishing the Emergency Addiction Treatment Program and the Opioid Reparation and Accountability Fund; and imposing fines and penalties.
In powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for definitions, for duties of department, for funding, for certification, for registry, for violations, for restricted account, for compliance with other laws and for task force.
Establishing the Kinship Caregiver Navigator Pilot Program within the Department of Human Services.
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 mental health treatment.
Urging the Commonwealth to adopt and utilize person-first language with respect to people with disabilities.
A Concurrent Resolution establishing the Heroin and Opioid Eradication and Treatment Task Force.
Further providing for the definition of "mental disability."
Relating to the delivery of services and programs to persons with disabilities; conferring powers and duties on the Office of the Governor; establishing the Office for People with Disabilities, Cabinet for People with Disabilities and Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities; and providing for their powers, duties and funding.
Providing for the establishment of the Family Caregiver Support Advisory Board within the Department of Human Services and for its powers and duties.
In powers and duties of the Department of Human Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for housing for mentally ill inmates of county correctional institutions.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of changes in access to county-managed community health services between fiscal years 2010 through 2014; and establishing an advisory committee.
Providing for county-based human services funds; and repealing provisions of the Public Welfare Code relating to the Human Services Block Grant Pilot Program.
Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.
In Title 51, in employment preferences and pensions, further providing for military leaves of absence; in Title 71, in retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for definitions, for preliminary provisions and for membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility benefits, providing for State Employees' Defined Contribution Plan, further providing for contributions, for benefits and for administration, funds and accounts; and making editorial changes.
Further providing for newborn child screening and follow-up program.
Further providing for definitions and for child identification, assessment and tracking system.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study and make a report on the impact of the 10% reduction in funding for county-managed community mental health services implemented during fiscal year 2013 on the availability of mental health treatment and services; and establishing an advisory committee.
Further providing for the Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program.
Requesting that the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee conduct a comprehensive review of data maintained by the Department of Education and the Department of Public Welfare on the number of transition-age youth and young adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services; providing for a transition period; and establishing a toll-free DHS fraud tip line.
Further providing for involuntary emergency examination and treatment authorized by a physician.
Providing for assisted outpatient treatment programs.
Urging the Congress of the United States to pass and the President of the United States to sign the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013 (ABLE Act- S.313/H.R. 647) to provide an improved quality of life for individuals with disabilities through tax-exempt savings accounts.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a thorough review of Pennsylvania's Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Programs in order to determine the extent to which family members serve as caregivers in those programs and any barriers that exist which preclude family caregiving.
Establishing addiction treatment pilot programs.
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 mental health treatment.
In public assistance, providing for Pennsylvania-specific health insurance coverage.
Providing for newborn child pulse oximetry screening.
Further providing for powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Establishing a task force on Lyme disease and related maladies; and providing for powers and duties of the task force, the Department of Health, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Game Commission to execute surveillance, prevention and education strategies.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the issue of professional bedside nurse staffing; and to report to the House of Representatives with its findings and recommendations to implement potential changes in State laws, practices, policies and procedures relating to safe nurse staffing.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive review and issue a report of the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Developmental Programs' implementation of the 1999 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in Olmstead v. L.C., relating to the closure of State centers for people with intellectual disabilities and the provision of home-based and community-based services.
Restricting access to the prescription painkiller Zohydro.
Further prohibiting smoking in public places; providing for local ordinances; and making a related repeal of the Fire and Panic Act.
Further providing for definitions; providing for opioid-related drug overdose death prevention programs; imposing duties on the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and the Department of Health; and making editorial changes.
In general provisions, providing for acute mental health bed registry and referrals.
Establishing the task force on opioid prescription drug proliferation and its impact on heroin use in this Commonwealth; and creating an advisory committee.
Providing for a nonbinding Statewide referendum relating to legalizing marijuana.
Further providing for powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Further providing for Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Program.
Providing for Newborn Child Screening Program Account, for newborn child screening fee and for mandated screening and follow-up.
Establishing the Pharmaceutical Accountability Monitoring System; and imposing penalties.
In cigarette sales and licensing, defining "bidis" or "beedies"; and prohibiting the sale of bidis.
Requesting the Office of Attorney General to investigate the proliferation of prescription opioid drugs across this Commonwealth, to investigate the cost of this proliferation including, but not limited to, the costs to the emergency health care, criminal justice, law enforcement and addiction treatment systems, to develop a plan to recover damages to the Commonwealth from drug manufacturers and distributors and to establish the Pennsylvania Opioid Recovery Fund to fund treatment of addiction to prescription and other drugs.
Establishing the Pharmaceutical Accountability Monitoring System; abrogating a regulation; and imposing penalties.
Prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an individual under 18 years of age.
In public assistance, further providing for eligibility for persons with drug-related felonies.
Providing for county-based human services funds; and making related repeals.
In public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care and for medical assistance benefit packages, coverage, copayments, premiums and rates; in children and youth, further providing for payments to counties for services to children and providing for provider submissions; in intermediate care facilities assessments, further providing for time periods and making editorial changes; in hospital assessments, further providing for authorization and for time period; in Statewide quality care assessment, reenacting and further defining "net inpatient revenue," providing for implementation, for administration, for limitations and for expiration; in Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Stabilization, further providing for funding; in kinship care, further providing for scope and for definitions; providing for family finding; and, in human services block grant pilot program, further providing for establishment of human services block grant pilot program, for powers and duties of the department, for powers and duties of counties, for allocation and for use of block grant funds.
Providing for family conferencing.
In public assistance, further providing for mileage reimbursement and paratransit services for individuals receiving methadone treatment.
Providing for Commonwealth support for a Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Staff Member Loan Forgiveness Program and an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program.
Further providing for allocation.
Providing for unlicensed residential habilitation waiver services and reimbursement.
Further providing for the appropriation to the Department of Public Welfare.
Relating to the delivery of services and programs to persons with disabilities; conferring powers and duties on the Office of the Governor; establishing the Office for People with Disabilities, Cabinet for People with Disabilities and Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities; and providing for their powers, duties and funding.
Establishing a bill of rights for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Public Welfare.
Providing for congenital heart defects screening.
Further providing for the membership of the advisory committee of The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
Authorizing employment of certain persons as drug and alcohol counselors based solely on their previous work or life experience; abrogating a regulation; and making inconsistent repeals.
Providing for involuntary commitment of drug-dependent persons.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the Patient Safety Authority relating to its impact on the reduction of medical errors and promotion of patient safety.
Providing for assisted outpatient treatment programs.
In school health services, further providing for definitions; and providing for training of school employees in diabetes care and management, for diabetes care in schools, for possession and use of diabetes medication and monitoring equipment and for liability.
Changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare; and providing for transition period.
In public assistance, further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for local administration of assistance.
Providing for narcotic treatment programs.
Providing for reimbursement for prosthetic devices.
Establishing the Methadone Death and Incident Review Team and providing for its powers and duties; and imposing a penalty.
Establishing the Louis Braille Commission for the Blind; and providing for its powers and duties.
Prohibiting mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with minor patients.
Providing for eligibility and determination of need related to recipients of temporary assistance to needy families.
Establishing a task force on Lyme disease and related maladies; and providing for powers and duties of the task force, the Department of Health, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Game Commission to execute prevention and education strategies.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the Department of Public Welfare's proposal to begin collecting copayments.
Providing for a tax credit program to support community-based mental retardation services in this Commonwealth.
Repealing provisions relating to preemption of local ordinances; and providing for construction of act.
In public assistance, further providing for persons eligible for medical assistance.
Changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services and providing for a transition period.
Further providing for death and fetal death registration information for certificates, for coroner referrals and for pronouncement of death by a professional nurse.
Providing for abrogation of regulations and for authority of Secretary of Public Welfare.
Providing for congenital heart defects screening.
Providing for unlicensed residential habilitation waiver services and reimbursement.
Establishing the Pharmaceutical Accountability Monitoring System; and imposing penalties.
In public assistance, further providing for eligibility for persons with drug-related felonies.
Updating and modernizing certain terminology.
In school health services, further providing for definitions; and providing for training of school employees in diabetes care and management and for possession and use of diabetes medication and monitoring equipment.
Providing for cooperation with Auditor General.
Providing for narcotic treatment programs.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the Patient Safety Authority relating to its impact on the reduction of medical errors and promotion of patient safety.
Further providing for legislative intent, for consent to HIV-related tests and for counseling.
Providing for the medical use of marijuana.
Requesting the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study county human services program mandate relief.
Further providing for the membership of the advisory committee of The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
Establishing a bill of rights for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Public Welfare.
Urging the Department of Health to revise its disease monitoring practices in this Commonwealth.
Further providing for domestic violence and rape victims services.
Defining "bidis" or "beedies"; and prohibiting the sale of bidis.
Further providing for legislative intent, for consent to HIV-related tests and for counseling.
Providing for involuntary commitment of drug-dependent persons.
Providing for smoking at certain agricultural fairs.
Authorizing employment of certain persons as drug and alcohol counselors based solely on their previous work or life experience; abrogating a regulation; and making inconsistent repeals.
In departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for application for registration certificate, for issuance of registration certificate and for records; providing for disclosure; and further providing for emergency closure.
Further prohibiting smoking in public places; providing for local ordinances; and making a related repeal of the Fire and Panic Act.
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study determining the accessibility and effectiveness of sickle cell disease services currently funded by the Department of Health as well as the need for additional services to meet the needs of people afflicted with sickle cell disease in this Commonwealth.
Providing for oversight of the integrity of health care programs; and imposing penalties.
Changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare; and providing for transition period.
Further providing for eligibility and for amount.
Further providing for Assistance Recipient Identification Program and for local administration of assistance.
Urging the Governor to issue a proclamation to observe January 30, 2011, as "Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Day" in Pennsylvania, and requesting the Governor to appoint a committee to investigate and recommend how the Commonwealth can best commemorate "Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Day" on an annual basis to recognize residents with disabilities who have distinguished themselves and this Commonwealth in the spirit of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Providing for assisted outpatient treatment programs.