| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Date |
Action
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 the Governor |
| 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
06/02/0306/17/03
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 |
| HB1819
PN2513 |
Stetler (D-York) |
Estabishes the Barrio Nuevo Latino
Behavioral Health Partnership to be
administered by the Department of Health
through the PA Assn. of Latino
Organizations
|
08/15/03 |
House Intergovernmental Affairs |
| 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 |
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| HR
200
PN
1376 |
BebkoJones
(R-Erie) |
A resolution recognizing youth mental
illness and suicide as a State public health
crisis 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.
|
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
|
| 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 repo |
