| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Date |
Action
|
| HB 15
PN3448 |
DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) |
Substance Abuse
Education
and Demand Reduction
Fund |
08/25/05
11/22/05
01/30/06 |
House Judiciary
Reported
Passed by House
(194-0) |
| HB 49
PN2108 |
Petrone |
MH/MR Staff Member
Loan Forgiveness |
01/25/05
05/03/05
05/11/05
06/06/05
06/06/05
06/07/05
06/13/05 |
Health&HumanServices
Reported
Referred to Appropriations
Reported
Passed by House (197-0)
Senate Education |
| HB 201
PN1120 |
Nailor (R- |
Moratorum on the
closure of state mental
health or mental
retardation facilities
until a study can be
performed |
02/08/05
03/15/05
03/29/05
05/02/05 |
Health&HumanServices
Reported
H.Appropriations
Reported w/request to recommit
to Health & Human Services |
| HB
433
PN
472 |
Maitland
(R-Adams) |
Amends
the Mental
Health Procedures
Act further refining and
defining conditions for
involuntary treatment |
02/14/05
03/15/05
03/15/05
06/21/05 |
H.Health&Human
Services
Reported
w/request to be referred to Judiciary
House
Juduciary
Scheduled/Not
considered |
| HB
499
PN
538 |
Gannon
(R-Delaware) |
Mental
health insurance
parity. |
02/14/05 |
H.
Insurance |
| HB
591
PN
664 |
Barrar
(R-Chester) |
Prohibits
school officials
or employees from
recommending that a
child use psychotropic
or sympathomimetic
drugs. |
02/16/05 |
H.
Education |
| HB
815
PN2568 |
Feese
(R- Lycoming) |
State
Budget FY
05-06
|
03/14/05
07/06/05
07/07/05
07/07/05 |
H.
Appropriations
Passed
Senate
Passed
House
Signed by Governor
Line Item Veto |
| HB1052
PN1872 |
Smith (R-Armstrong) |
Prevents DPW from
implementing
additional access
restrictions to
pharmaceuticals;
NAMI lobbied
successful to amend
the bill with an
exemption for mental
health drugs |
03/21/05
04/03/05
05/11/05 |
H.Health&Human Services
Amended & Reported
H. Appropriations |
| HB1168
PN2560 |
Habay
(R-Pitts.) |
Ultimately
amended to
include the Governor’s
proposed benefit
changes to the Medical
Assistance Program
NAMI
PA worked to
have the bill amended
to eliminate cuts to
behavioral health
services; ultimately, the
Governor’s proposed
caps on hospitals and
monthly script limits
were eliminated, but
limits to certain
behavioral health
services remain.
While NAMI also
worked in support of
a mental health
exemption to the
preferred drug list
(PDL), a broad
exemption was not
included, but language
was included to require
DPW to consider
destabilizing effects
of changing the
medication for a person
with mental illness. Of
most concern is language
the allows DPW to
modify benefits until
12/05, without going
through the standard
regulatory review
process. |
07/06/05
07/06/05
07/07/05 |
Passed
by House (197-1)
Passed
by Senate (43-7)
Signed by Gov. as Act 42
of 2005 |
| HB1233
PN1446 |
Leach
(D-Montco) |
Mental
Health Courts |
03/30/05 |
H.
Judiciary |
| HB1307
PN1555 |
Washington
(D-Phila._ |
Mental
Health Courts |
04/11/05
|
H.
Judiciary |
| HB1370
PN2106 |
Wpjnaroski
(D-Cambria) |
Provides
for a
certification program in
certain facilities that offer
cognitive support
services. |
04/14/05
06/07/05
06/07/05
09/26/05
11/20/05 |
Aging
& Older Adult Services
Reported
as amended
Rules
Reported
& Tabled
Off
and On Table |
| HB1372
PN1660 |
Fairchild
(R-Snyder) |
Regulating
the closure of
state operated
mental health facilities. |
04/14/05 |
H.
Health & Human Services |
| HB1422
PN1717 |
Washington
(D-Phila.) |
Requiring
school boards
to adopt policies
concerning the use of
psychotropic drugs. |
04/26/05 |
H.
Education |
| HB1488
PN1831 |
Kenney
(R-Phila.) |
Requires
health care
providers to provide
information relating to
pre- and post-natal
depression to
pregnant women. |
05/03/05
05/03/05
05/10/05
05/24/05 |
H.Health
& Human Services
Reported
Passed
by House (197-0)
Sen.
Public Health & Welfare |
| HB1497
PN1988 |
Kenney
(R-Phila.) |
Health
Care Provider
Retention Program |
05/02/05 |
Health
& Human Services |
| HB1500
PN1813 |
Veon (D-Beaver) |
DPW’s proposed
changes to Medical
Assistance that limit
access to provider,
inpatient and
outpatient services
and prescription drugs
through a PDL
and script limits.
NAMI OPPOSES
CAPS ON SERVICES
AND ACCCESS
RESTRICTIONS TO
MEDICATIONS
Some of these
changes were
amended into HB
1168 and signed
into law. |
05/03/05 |
H.Health& Human Services |
| HB1593
PN1999 |
J.Taylor
(R-Phila.) |
Prohibits
insurers from
denying coverage for a
drug solely because
it is being used off-label. |
05/27/05 |
Health
& Human Services |
| HB1683
PN2128 |
Bishop
(D-Phila.) |
Provides
for involuntary
commitment of drug-
dependent persons. |
06/08/05 |
Health
& Human Services |
| HB1773
PN2268 |
DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) |
Creates the Dept. of
Drug and Alcohol
Programs |
06/21/05 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB1813
PN3214 |
Kenney (R-Phila.) |
Provides for COLAs
for county MH/MR
workers |
06/29/05
10/26/05
12/05/05
01/24/06 |
Health & Human
Services
Public Hearing
Reported w/amendment
& Tabled
Passed (194-0) |
| HB2082
PN3152 |
Allen (R-Pottsville) |
Spending Cap
legislation; Taxpayer
Bill of Rights
(TABOR)
*efforts to provides
some exemptions;
but reluctance on
part of legislators to
open bill to
amendments because
all interest groups will
want exemptions |
10/19/05
10/19/05
11/1/05
11/14/05
10/15/05
11/21/05
11/22/05 |
House Appropriations
Reported as amended
Passed (110-87)
Senate Finance
Reported as amended
Passed (31-18)
House Rules |
| HR
119
PN
724 |
Bebko-Jones
(D-Erie)
|
A
resolution recognizing
youth mental illness and
suicide as a state public
health crisis and
encouraging evidence-
based initiatives to screen
children and youth for
mental disorders to
identify illness and
prevent suicide. |
03/01/05 |
H.
Health & Human Services |
| HR398
PN2468 |
Walko
(D-Allegheny) |
A
resolution calling upon
the President and US
Congress to reconsider
cuts to the Medicaid
program |
07/02/05 |
Health
& Human Services |
| HR 490
PN2958 |
Kenney (R-Phila.) |
Resolution urging the
Administration to
rescind cost- sharing
requirements for
Medical Assistance
recipients |
11/14/05 |
Adopted by House (195-0) |
| HR 585
PN3537 |
Marsico (R-Dauphin) |
Resolution directing the
Bureau of Drug &
Alcohol Programs of the
Department of Health to
establish a parent panel
to study & address
family & community
access to alcohol & drug
abuse & addiction
treatment services. |
02/10/06 |
Health & Human Services |
| SB
107
PN
97 |
Mellow
(D-Lackawanna |
The
Mental Health and
Mental Retardation
Facility Security Act,
requires facilities to
keep record of
reported crimes. |
03/31/05 |
S.
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB
213
PN
205 |
Greenleaf
(R-Montco) |
Amends
the Mental
Health Procedures Act
to add a section to
include assisted
outpatient treatment. |
02/08/05 |
S.
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB 229
PN 980 |
Piccola (R-Dauphin) |
Imposes a moratorium
on the closure of MH
and MR facilities
until the Legislative
Budget and Finance
Committee can study
the availability of
services. |
02/10/05
03/15/05
04/06/05
04/11/05
06/21/05
07/01/05
07/02/05
10/19/05 |
S. PublicHealth&Welfare
Reported
Passed by Senate (26-19)
H.Health&HumanServ.
Reported
Appropriations
Reported
Referred to Rules |
| SB
315
PN
327 |
Stack
(D-Phila.) |
Creates the Alcohol and
Drug Addiction
Counselor Loan
Forgiveness Program |
02/16/05 |
S.
Education |
| SB
371
PN
372 |
Orie
(R-Pitts.) |
Amends the Mental
Health Procedures Act
to provide for aftercare
plans for persons under
treatment prior to
discharge from
treatment. |
03/10/05 |
S.PublicHealth&Welfare |
| SB
372
PN
373 |
Orie
(R-Pitts.) |
Amends the Public
Welfare Code to provide
for a grant program for
the empowerment of
mental health clients and
family members. |
03/10/05 |
S.PublicHealth&Welfare |
| SB
373
PN
374 |
Orie
(R-Pitts.) |
Provides for a minimum
wage for full-time
MH/MR direct care
workers employed in
publicly funded
programs. |
03/10/05 |
S.
PublicHealth&Welfare |
| SB
374
PN375 |
Orie
(R-Pitts.) |
Provides for Mental
Health Courts |
03/10/05 |
S.
Judiciary |
