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Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Date |
Action
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HB 27
PN 33 |
Adolph (R- Delaware) |
Prohibits a sexually violent predator from living within
1 ½ miles of a school for children in grades kindergarten
through elementary |
01/29/03 |
House Judiciary |
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HB 44
PN 48 |
Oliver (D- Phila.) |
Restores cash benefit and
food stamps to
individuals who became ineligible due to felony
offenses. |
01/29/03
03/05/03
03/06/03
03/11/03
03/13/03
03/25/03
03/26/03 |
House Health &
Human Services
Reported
Referred to Approp.
Passed by House
(162-37)
Sen. Health &
Welfare
Reported
Senate Appropriations |
|
HB
285
PN
323 |
Lynch
(R- Forest) |
Creates
the “Inmate Diversion Act,” which requires
county prisons to establish a forensic intake
classification system to identify inmates who require
extensive social service or medical intervention in order
to reduce recidivism; appropriates $2.5 million for state’s
50% share (maximum of $25,000 annually/prison) |
02/15/03 |
House
Judiciary |
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HB
380
PN
444 |
Youngblood
(D-Phila.) |
Providing
for medical consent for a minor by an adult
caregiver |
02/24/03 |
House
Judiciary |
|
HB
449
PN
527 |
McNaughton
(R-Dauphin) |
Allowing
an parent or legal guardian to allow another adult
to give medical consent on behalf of a minor |
02/25/03 |
House
Judiciary |
|
HB 471
PN 1794 |
Fairchild (R-Snyder) |
The Mental Health Facility
Closure Act, regulating
the closure of mental health facilities |
02/25/03
04/07/03
04/28/03
05/12/03
05/12/03
05/21/03
|
House State Gov’t
Reported
w/amendments
Refer to Appropriations
Reported
Passed w/amendments
by vote of 187-10
Senate Public Health &
Welfare |
|
HB
473
PN
551 |
Bishop
(D-Phila.) |
Dealing
with the involuntary committee of drug dependent
persons |
02/25/03 |
House
Judiciary |
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HB
539
PN
633 |
Gannon
(R-Delaware) |
Provides
for a Single Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM)
to administer prescription drugs provided through Medicaid;
includes prior authorization of drugs not on the formulary |
02/26/03 |
House
Health & Human
Services |
|
HB 648
PN 898 |
Argall (R-Berks) |
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 State
Budget |
03/06/03
03/12/03
03/20/03 |
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor |
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HB 868
PN 1575 |
Turzai |
Providing for coverage of alcohol and drug abuse
and dependency treatment resulting from court
action.
|
03/13/03
04/30/03
05/05/03
05/12/03
|
House Health &
Human Services
Reported w/amendment
Re-committed to Health
and Human Services
Scheduled for
Consideration |
|
HB
869
PN
1899 |
Kenney
(R-Phila.) |
Requires the Department of
Health’s Bureau of Drug and
Alcohol Programs to establish a grievance procedure to
handle complaints and grievances regarding access and
denial of drug and alcohol treatment services by health
maintenance entities. The new grievance procedure shall be
a one-step, external procedure that settles disputes within
30 days. The procedure may be initiated by treatment
programs, consumers, facilities or a designee. |
06/03/03
06/17/03
06/24/03 |
House
Health & Human
Services
Reported from Comm.
House
Rules |
|
HB 888
PN 2117 |
Vance (R-Cumber.) |
The Pharmaceutical Reform Act; includes increased
copays for PACE and PACENET recipients;
references to a formulary and prior authorization
procedures
05/15/03 NAMI testified at hearing in opposition to
preferred drug list and access restrictions
*Bill amended to delete PDL and therapeutic
interchange which were harmful to persons with mental illness. Also, due to efforts of NAMI and other mental
health advocates, a mental health exemption was
included in House passed bill.
**NAMI support HB 888, PN 2117 |
03/13/03
05/14/03
05/15/03
06/02/03
06/17/03
06/24/03
08/27/03 |
House Health &
Human Services
2-day Public Hearing
NAMI testified
Reported from
Comm.
Passed by House
(200-0)
Senate Aging and
Youth
Public Hearing |
|
HB
904
PN
1068 |
Sather
(R-Blair) |
Creates
the “People Improving Lots of Lives for Pa.’s
Health Grant Program;” purpose is to provide grants
(through DPW) to entities that develop programs that reduce
stigman against individuals with mental illnesses; appropriates
$8.575
million |
03/18/03 |
House
Health &
Human Services |
|
HB
996
PN
1169 |
Washington
(D-Phila.) |
Requires
school boards to adopt and implement policies
dealing with the use of psychotropic drugs; prohibits school
employees from recommending use of psychotropic drugs;
allows medical personnel to recommend an evaluation or
consult with medical provider with consent of parent |
03/26/03 |
House
Education |
|
HB1016
PN
1191 |
Barrar
(R-Delaware) |
Prohibiting
school employees or personnel from recommending
use of psychotropic or sympathominetic drugs; allows medical
personnel to recommend an evaluation or consult with medical
provider with consent of parent |
04/02/03 |
House
Education |
|
HB1024
PN1991 |
Gannon (R-Dela.) |
Amends Insurance Company
Law with regard to
coverage for services to treat mental illness; an insurer
may not count toward the number of outpatient
visits
required to be covered under this subsection an
outpatient visit for the purpose of medication
management and shall cover that outpatient
visit
under the same terms and conditions as
it covers outpatient visits for treatment of physical
illness |
04/02/03 |
House Insurance |
|
HB1225
PN
1472 |
Vance
(R-Cumber.) |
Creates
a Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control
Advisory Committee within DPW; requires the secretary
to establish a Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control
Program for medcal assistance recipients; the program shall
include a preferred drug list, prior authorization, supplemental
rebate program or any other strategy designed to negotiate
lower prices from manufacturers, education programs,
including counter detailing, requires secretary to evaluate
the benefits of multi-state purchasing (not required to join)
*Need
to monitor to ensure that preferred drug lists do not
limit access to mental health drugs through fail-first or other
methods that limit access. |
04/24/03 |
House
Health &
Human Services |
|
HB1434
PN1780 |
Gannon
(R-Delaware) |
Creates a Drug Treatment for Offenders Program |
05/12/03 |
House
Judiciary |
|
HB1530
PN1935 |
Petrone
(D-Allegheny) |
Creates a MH/MR Staff Member Loan Forgiveness
Program |
06/04/03 |
House
Education |
|
HB1649
PN2084 |
Lynch
(R-Warren) |
Increases state funding to counties for drug and alcohol
programs. |
06/17/03 |
House
Appropriations |
|
HB1779
PN2310 |
Crahalla
(R-Mont.) |
Increases state funding for drug and alcohol programs. |
07/01/03 |
House
Appropriations |
|
HB1887
PN2464 |
DeLuca (D-Allegheny) |
The Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Program creates a
formulary for all taxpayer funded prescription drug
benefits, e.g. Medicaid |
07/18/03 |
House Health &
Human Services |
|
HR
200
PN
1376 |
BebkoJones
(R-Erie) |
A resolution recognizing youth mental illness and suicide as
a State public healthcrisis and encouraging evidence-based
initiatives to screen children and adolescents for mental
disorders in order to identify illness and prevent suicide
among youth.
|
04/15/03 |
House
Rules |
|
HR 338
PN2234 |
Gannon (R-Dela.) |
A Concurrent Resolution
directing the Legislative
Budget and Finance Committee to provide a
comprehensive report on data collected and evaluated
by national experts of two county-based mental health
diversion programs and one program that works with
offenders with mental illnesses released from State
prisons in this Commonwealth and to demonstrate the
fiscal impact of these programs and the desirability,
viability and appropriateness of encouraging similar
program development, implementation and funding
options throughout this Commonwealth. |
06/26/03
07/08/03
07/15/03
07/28/03 |
House Health
& Human Services
Reported from
Comm.
Passed by House
Senate Public
Health & Welfare |
|
HR 357
PN2401 |
Browne (R-Lehigh) |
A Concurrent Resolution directing the Joint State
Government Commission to establish a task force to study
the availability and accessibility of intensive and appropriate community services and supports
for persons with serious
mental illness, addictive disorders and co-occurring mental
illness and substance abuse disorders; to determine the
individual and community consequences of leaving untreated
and undertreating such illnesses and disorders and the
relationship to incarceration and homelessness; to determine
the gaps in private insurance coverage and public funding of
services for individuals suffering from such illnesses and
disorders; and to make recommendations on addressing
these gaps and meeting individual needs while respecting
individual rights and dignity.
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07/10/03 |
House Health
& Human Services |
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SB 7
PN806 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Amends the Lottery Law to
allow PACE rebates based
on Medicaid Best Price; maximum allowable costs;
increasing eligibility (nothing negative, monitor to make
sure preferred drug list or other language to restrict
access is not inserted)
|
05/03/03
05/13/03
06/02/03 |
Senate Aging &
Youth
Reported
Senate Appropriations
|
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SB 43
PN 26 |
Earll (R-Erie) |
Restores cash benefit and
food stamps to individuals who
became ineligible due to felony offenses. |
01/21/03 |
Sen. Public Health
& Welfare |
|
SB 73
PN 69 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishing a mental health
court division |
02/27/03 |
Sen. Judiciary |
|
SB
74
PN
70 |
Orie
(R-Allegheny) |
The
MH/MR Direct Care Workers Minimum Salary Act |
02/27/03 |
Sen.
Public Health
& Welfare |
|
SB
75
PN
71 |
Orie
R-Allegheny) |
Grant program for the Empowerment
of Mental Health
Clients and Family Members
|
02/27/03 |
Sen.
Public Health
& Welfare |
|
SB
76
PN
72 |
Orie
(R-Allegheny) |
Amends
the Mental Health Procedures Act to require written
aftercare plans for all persons receiving treatment prior to their
discharge from treatment facility. |
02/27/03 |
Sen.
Public Health
& Welfare |
|
SB
123
PN
120 |
Mellow
(D-Lackawanna |
MH
and MR Facility Security Act, requiring security reports
for all MH/MR facilities |
02/03/03 |
Sen.
Public Health
& Welfare |
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SB
129
PN
147 |
Orie
(R-Allegheny) |
Creating
a “drug court division” within the Court of Common
Pleas. |
02/03/03 |
Senate
Judiciary |
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SB 137
PN 586 |
Mowery (R
-Cumber.) |
Consent for minors |
02/03/03
03/25/03
06/17/03
06/23/03
|
Sen. Public Health
& Welfare
Reported w/amendments
First Consideration
Passed by Senate (49-0)
House Health
& Human Services |
|
SB
217
PN
225 |
Greenleaf
(R-Mont.) |
Creates
the “Drug Treatment for Offenders Act,” which
allows the sentencing court to place eligible non-violent
offenders in an alternative drug treatment program; offenders
must be in need of addiction treatment be sentenced to a state
correctional facility. |
02/06/03
04/22/03
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