| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Date |
Action |
| Senate |
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| SB161
PN167 |
Bell (R-Chester) |
Amends the Crimes Code to delete requirement
for mental health check prior to obtaining a firearms license |
01/30/01 |
Senate Judiciary |
| SB242
PN234 |
Mowery (R-
Cumberland) |
Age of consent for minors
Issued resolved through DPW administrative action. |
02/02/01
04/03/01
04/30/01 |
Public Health & Welfare
Reported
Amended
Re-referred to Approp. |
| SB266
PN268 |
Mellow (D-Lackawanna) |
Establishes the MH and MR Facility
Security Act |
02/05/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB278
PN279 |
Greenleaf (R-Mont.) |
Amends the Public School Code to establish
school violence programs and require policies for drug and alcohol
violators |
02/05/01 |
Education |
| SB279
PN280 |
Greenleaf(R-Mont.) |
Amends the Public School Code to require
substance abuse prevention programs |
02/05/01 |
Education |
| SB 300
PN 343 |
Costa (R-
Allegheny) |
The FairX Prescription Drug Bill"
establishes a single PBM for all state pharmaceutical programs,
includes prior authorization and rebates, and allows seniors over
age 65 to purchase drugs at the PACE price. |
03/28/01
06/29/01 |
Reported from Senate Aging and Youth
Committee (note: intention is to recommit to Aging & Youth for
hearings)
Tabled |
| SB413
PN2177 |
Corman (R-Centre) |
Establishes
the Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund – Imposes
fines on certain drug offenses; 50% of assessments remain with the
county in which conviction occurred for financing drug & alcohol
abuse treatment or prevention programs administered by the single
county authorities; 50% remitted to state; state may allocated
funds to the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD); PCCD
to allocate funds in form of grants to eligible organizations for
drug and alcohol education, prevention and treatment programs; 20%
of fund to A.G. for Drug Prevention Program. |
02/12/01
03/13/01
03/19/01
05/21/01
12/12/01
12/13/01
05/07/02
06/04/02
06/28/02
09/23/02
09/24/02 |
Introduced
& referred to Senate Judiciary
Reported
Referred to Appropriations
Reported
Passed Senate (47-2)
Referred to H. Judiciary
Reported as amended and Tabled
Referred to Approp.
Reported
Passed House w/amendments (200-0)
Referred to Sen. Rules |
| SB541
PN561 |
Earl (R-Erie) |
Establishes the Genetic Testing Confidentiality
Act, allowing certain disclosure to county MH/MR facilities |
02/20/01 |
Judiciary |
| SB 542
PN 562 |
Schwartz (D-Phila.) |
Prohibits an insurer from denying or
limiting health insurance coverage based on genetic information,
from requesting or requiring a person to obtain or disclose genetic
information, and from disclosing genetic information without the
written consent of the individual |
02/20/01 |
Introduced and Referred to Senate Banking
and Insurance Committee |
| SB659
PN700 |
Kukovich(D-Westmore.) |
MH/MR Staff Member Loan Forgiveness
Program |
03/19/01 |
Education |
| SB700
PN1032 |
Murphy (R-Pitts.) |
Establishes step therapy and therapeutic
interchange for state prescription drug programs |
05/21/01 |
Aging & Youth |
| SB 762
PN 854 |
O’Pake (D- Berks) |
The Pharmaceutical Reform Act establishes
a statewide PBM, requires all drug companies that sell prescription
drugs to Commonwealth to enter into a rebate agreement, includes
prior authorization, establishes a Prescription Drug Advisory Committee |
04/03/01 |
Referred to Senate Public Health and
Welfare |
| SB888
PN1213 |
Mowery (R-
Cumberland) |
Establishes the Pa. Assisted Living
Act, requires licensing of facilities and assessment of psychosocial
needs |
06/18/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB900
PN1061 |
Hughes (D-Phila.) |
Establishes the "Breaking the
Silence Grant Program" |
05/29/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB917
PN1865 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Creating a MH court division within
the Court of Common Pleas
NAMI PA supports this legislation in general, but is working with
the committee to include certain felony offenses that are non-violent.
The bill as currently written prohibits persons charged with a felony
from being eligible for MH court. |
06/04/01
12/03/01
04/19/02
04/15/02 |
Judiciary
Public Hearing – NAMI PA provided testimony
Reported w/amendments
Referred to Appropria. |
| SB918
PN1083 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishes a minimum wage for direct
care workers |
06/04/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB919
PN1084 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Amends the Mental Health Procedures
Act to require written after care programs |
06/04/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB920
PN1085 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishes a grant program for Empowerment
of MH Clients and Family Members |
06/04/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB922
PN1074 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
School Violence Prevention Act, requires
schools to develop violence prevention plans |
06/04/01 |
Education |
| SB991
PN1201 |
Greenleaf (R-Mont.) |
Amends the MH Procedures Act to add
a section on Assisted Outpatient Treatment |
06/14/01 |
Public Health & Welfare |
| SB 1022
PN 1274 |
Conti (R-Bucks) |
PACE reform, including best price,
rebates, Medicare Managed Care Fair Share Program |
06/27/01 |
Referred to Senate Aging and Youth |
| SB 1036
PN 1293 |
O’Pake (D-Berks) |
Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Coalition,
rebates, prior authorization |
08/13/01 |
Referred to Senate Aging and Youth |
| SB1057
PN1296 |
Greenleaf (R-Mont.) |
Sexually Violent Predators Act, establishes
a civil procedure for involuntary commitment |
08/31/01 |
Judiciary |
| SB1077
PN1338 |
Greenleaf (R-Mont.) |
Amends the Crimes Code to add penalties
for sexual offenses by psychotherapists, including mental health
counselors and social workers. |
10/01/01 |
Judiciary |
| SB1089
PN2041 |
Earll (R-Erie) |
Current law requires DNA samples for
individuals convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a felony sexual
offense. This law clarifies that the DNA sample may be taken from
individuals incarcerated at the time the act was enacted, and that
samples may be taken even if they were not drawn in a timely fashion.
*Note: Language dealing with liability reform was amended into
this bill, which accounts for all the amendments in June. The DNA
language stayed in the bill.
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10/09/01
11/14/0112/12/01
12/12/01
03/18/02
03/19/02
03/25/02
06/04/02
06/04/02
06/12/02
06/17/02
06/19/02 |
Judicary
Passed Sen. (48-0)
Passed House w/amend-ments (198-0)
Sen. Rules & Executive Nominations
Reported from committee as amended
Senate concurred to House amendments as amended by Senate (needs
to go back to the House for another vote)
Referred to House Rules
Reported w/amendments
House concurred to Sen. Amendments (117-78)
Senate concurred w/amend
House concurred
Signed by the Governor
Act 57 of 2002 |
| SB1288
PN1697 |
Orie (R-Allegh.) |
Amends Older Adults Protective Services
Act to require social service workers, adult-care workers, mental
health professional and others to report suspected cases of elder
abuse. |
01/30/02 |
Referred to Aging &Youth |
| SB1377
PN1857 |
Stack (D-Phila.) |
Creating the Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Counselor Loan Forgiveness Program for Commonwealth residents who
graduate from institutions of higher education and apply their
education to careers as alcohol and other drug addiction counselors
in Pa. |
04/05/02 |
Referred to Education |
| SR72
PN1020 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishing a Jt. State Government
Task Force to Study the MH Delivery System
NAMI SUPPORTS & presented testimony at public hearing |
05/17/01
12/05/01 |
Public Health & Welfare
Public Hearing |
| SR 115
PN1669 |
Erickson (R-Dela.) |
A resolution memorializing the President
and Congress to allow the use of federal Medicaid funds for prison
drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. |
10/01/01
01/23/02
01/29/02
02/04/02 |
Intergovernmental Affairs
Reported as amended
Adopted by Senate
Transmitted |
| SR 149
PN2175 |
Greenleaf (R-Montco) |
A concurrent resolution directing
the Jt. State Gov’t Commission to establish a task force and advisory
committee to study and make recommendations on the geriatric, seriously
ill, lifer population at correctional facilities. |
01/10/02
02/05/02
03/25/02
03/27/02
06/04/02
06/28/02 |
Referred to Judiciary
Reported
Adopted by the Senate House Judiciary
Reported as amended
Amended & adopted by the House (201-0) |
| SR 223
PN1957 |
Mowery (R-Cumb.) |
A Senate Resolution designating
the month of May as "Mental Health Month" |
04/29/02 |
Introduced and Adopted by the Senate |
| SR215
PN1936 |
Gerlach (R-Bucks,
Chester) |
A Senate Resolution urging the Governor
to support the current eligibility rules for medical assistance
for children with disabilities including the disregard of parental
income.
NAMI SUPPORTS |
04/24/02 |
Introduced and referred to Public
Health and Welfare |
| House |
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| HB 1
PN 301 |
Vance (R-
Cumber-land) |
Provides for a single pharmacy benefits
manager for certain state programs, prior authorization, rebates,
the establishment of the Pa. Extraordinary Prescription Plan, redistribution
of prescription drugs within certain health care facilities, etc. |
01/30/01
02/05/01 |
Passed House (191-5)
Referred to Senate Aging and Youth Committee
Note: Possible hearings |
| HB29
PN15 |
Youngblood (D-Phila.) |
Allows parents and legal guardians
to authorize adult caregivers, via a medical consent form, the right
to consent to a MH exam on behalf of a minor |
01/23/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB49
PN557 |
Schuler (R-Lancaster) |
Dealing with regulation of adult living
residences, reporting cases of abuse, & increasing supplemental
allowance |
05/22/01
05/29/01 |
Passed House (183-16)
Senate Aging & Youth |
| HB69
PN54 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Amends the Older Adults Protective
Services Act to require social services workers and mental health
professionals to report cases of suspected elder abuse |
01/23/01 |
Aging & Older Adult Services |
| HB77
PN62 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Sexually Violent Predators Act, establishes
a civil procedure for the involuntary commitment of sexually violent
predators |
01/23/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB121
PN105 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Allocates 25% of tobacco funds for
direct care worker salaries (effectively an inactive bill, tobacco
settlement finished) |
01/23/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB131
PN114 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishes the Self-help Clearinghouse
Act to provide information on self-help programs |
01/23/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB141
PN124 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
MH/MR Direct Care Workers’ Minimum
Salary Act (reintroduced as SB 918) |
01/31/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB257
PN255 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishes a Grant Program for Counties
for Empowerment of MH Clients and Family Members (reintroduced as
SB 920) |
01/29/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB259
PN257 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Amends the Mental Health Procedures
Act to require written after care programs (reintroduced as SB919) |
01/29/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB339
PN1626 |
Birmelin (R-Waymart) |
Community Reparative Disposition Program
Act; County MH/MR administrator on panel |
04/24/01
04/30/01 |
Passed House (198-0)
Senate Judiciary |
| HB344
PN3065 |
Bishop(D-Phila.) |
Amends the Crimes Code to require a
MH and D&A evaluation for individuals who are convicted of harassment
or stalking |
01/31/01
05/01/01
05/17/01
12/11/01
01/22/02 |
Judiciary
Passed House (198-1)
Referred to Sen. Judiciary
Reported from Judiciary with amendments
Rereferred to Sen. Approp. |
| HB356
PN373 |
Bishop (D-Phila.) |
Amends the D&A Abuse Control Act
to allow immediate family members of drug dependent persons to commit
them for treatment |
01/31/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB395
PN412 |
Bishop (D-Phila.) |
Amends the MH/MR Act dealing with confidentiality
of records and access to provider policies and practices |
01/31/01 |
Health and Human Services |
| HB 444
PN 624 |
Walko (D-Allegh.) |
Creates the Pa. Rx Program to reduce
prescription drug prices for Pa. residents; creates a Pa. Prescription
Drug Advisory Commission to establish maximum retail prices, rebates,
prior authorization, and allows the Commonwealth to bring a civil
action for injury to any person due to profiteering. |
02/08/01 |
Referred to House Health and Human
Services Committee |
| HB484
PN522 |
Maitland (R-Adams) |
Age of consent for minors |
02/06/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB552
PN2917 |
Stairs (R-Fayette) |
Provides for early intervention services
for infants and youth children with social-emotional development
needs |
02/07/01
11/19/01
12/03/01 |
Education
Passed House (195-0)
Referred to Sen. Education |
| HB644
PN700 |
Deluca (D-Allegheny) |
Establishes the Reportable Events in
Medical Treatment Act to require that certain events that occur
in facilities, including psychiatric, be reported |
02/12/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB732
PN816 |
Fairchild (R-Snyder) |
Establishes the MH Facility Closure
Act to regulate closure of MH facilities |
05/01/01
05/11/01 |
Passed House (198-1)
Sen. Public Health & Welfare |
| HB746
PN830 |
Frankel (D-Allegheny) |
Dealing with possession of firearms
by individuals who are in voluntary commitment |
02/14/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB768
PN854 |
Orie (R-Allegheny) |
Establishes an MH court within the
Court of Common Pleas (reintroduced as SB 917) |
02/14/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB 784 |
Bebko-Jones
(D-Erie) |
Requires prescription drug insurance
policies to include coverage for off-label prescription drugs, even
if the drug does not have FDA approval for that indication, provided
the drug is recognized for treatment of the indication in one of
the standard reference compendia or in medical literature. |
02/20/01 |
Referred to House Insurance Committee |
| HB1081
PN1240 |
Trich (D-Washington) |
MH Patient Residence Reporting Act |
03/20/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB1099
PM1275 |
McNaughton (R-Dauphin) |
Creates a process for parents to temporarily
assign their right to consent to medical and MH treatment for their
children |
03/21/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB1100
PN1276 |
Petrone (D-Pitts.) |
MH/MR Staff Member Loan Forgiveness
Program |
03/21/01 |
Health & Human Services |
| HB1112
PN1288 |
Myers (D-Phila.) |
$90 million supplemental appropriation
to DPW for community mental health (offered as part of budget process) |
03/21/01 |
Appropriations |
| HB1306
PN1535 |
Cruz (D-Phila.) |
MH Background checks for purchase of
a handgun |
04/09/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB1401
PN 2289 |
Oliver (D-Phila.) |
Exempts individuals
who have been convicted of a felony drug offense from the federal
ban on cash assistance and food stamps. Requires that such individual
be referred for drug and alcohol assessment and treatment. |
04/24/01
06/19/01
06/19/01
09/24/01
02/11/02
02/19/02
10/08/02
10/09/02 |
Health &
Human Services
Reported as amended
Referred to Rules
Reported
Passed by the House (177-19)
Referred to Senate State Government
Reported w/amendments
Referred to Appropriations |
| HB1448
PN1720 |
Maitland (R-Adams) |
Age of consent
for minors
*There is a proposed amendment that
some of the members of the committee oppose, because of a provision
that gives parent’s limited signature rights and access to their
child’s mental health records. There was a view that this would
limit existing rights of parents, but under interpretation of current
law and regulation, parents do not have rights to access their child’s
mental health records. DPW issued a Bulletin last fall stating that
even when the parents consented to mental health treatment for their
minor child, the child has control over access to the records.
. |
04/26/01
03/06/02
03/13/02
03/18/02
09/30/02
10/07/02
10/16/02 |
Health &
Human Services
Scheduled for Committee Consideration
Reported w/out amendment
Referred to Appropriations
Reported
Passed by the House (197-2)
Referred to Senate Public
Health & Welfare Comm. |
| HB1626
PN2648 |
Schuler (R-Lancaster) |
Provides for Licensure of Home Care
Agencies |
05/21/01
10/15/01
10/19/01 |
Aging & Older Adult Serv.
Passed House (194-4)
Sen. Public Health & Welfare |
| HB1627
PN2649 |
Pallone (D-Allegh.) |
Creating the Long-term care Resident
Fatality Review Team Act |
10/15/01
11/19/01 |
Passed House 199-0
Senate Public Health &Welfare |
| HB1628
PN2681 |
Schuler (R-Lancaster) |
Creates the Personal Care Home Admission
and Retention Act |
05/21/01
10/15/01
10/19/01 |
H.Aging & Older Adults
Passed House (199-0)
Sen. Public Health & Welfare |
| HB1629
PN1986 |
Wajnaroski
(D-Johnstown) |
Cognitive Support Services Licensing
Act |
05/21/01
10/15/01
10/19/01 |
Aging & Older Adult Ser.
Passed House (199-0)
Referred to Senate Public Health and Welfare |
| HB1778PN2273 |
J.Taylor (R-Phila.) |
Amends Insurance Company Law to
prohibit insurers from denying coverage for FDA approved drugs when
used to treat a chronic, disabling or life threatening illness,
provided the drug was not specifically prohibited when the prescription
plan was purchased, requiring off label use of drugs |
06/19/01 |
Referred to House Ins. |
| HB1781
PN2276 |
Clymer (R-Bucks) |
$7 million additional funding for MH/MR
(offered as part of the budget process) |
06/19/01 |
Appropriations |
| HB1813
PN2681 |
Gordner (D-Berwick) |
Amends Social Workers, Marriage and
Family Therapists and Professional Counseling Act to change definition
of "practice of professional counseling" to include "to
the extent compatible with practitioner’s education and professional
competence |
06/21/01
10/16/01
11/19/01
01/23/02
01/30/02
02/04/02
02/13/02 |
Referred to Prof. Licensure
Passed House (200-1)
Referred to Sen. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Reported as committed
Passed Senate (48-0)
Signed in House & Senate
Signed by the Governor
Act 4 of 2002 |
| HB1822
PN2360 |
Armstrong (R-Lanc.) |
Protection of Personal Information
Act, including MH information |
06/21/01 |
Intergovernmental Affairs |
| HB1880
PN2442 |
Lynch (R-Warren) |
Inmate Diversion Act, establishes an
intake program to link inmates with appropriate programs including
D&A and MH |
08/20/01 |
Judiciary |
| HB2070
PN2938 |
J. Evans (R-Erie) |
Makes it a 2nd degree misdemeanor
to intentionally conceal a hypodermic needle during a search or
arrest when the needle penetrates the skin of an employee of a correctional
institution, county jail, detention facility or mental hospital. |
10/24/01
11/20/01
12/06/01
03/26/02
04/09/02
04/24/02 |
House Judiciary
Passed House (197-0)
Referred to Sen. Judiciary
Reported w/out amendment
On Sen. Calendar on 2nd consideration
Tabled |
| HB2308
PN3176 |
Barrar (R-Delaware) |
Amends the Public School Code to prohibit
school officials or employees from recommending that a child use
psychotropic or sympathomimetic drugs. |
01/28/02 |
Referred to Health & Human Services |
| HB2374
PN3334 |
Maitland (R-Adams) |
Amends Mental Health Procedures Act
to allow the involuntary treatment of a person who has inflicted
or attempted to inflict cruelty on an animal, intentionally caused
significant damage to substantial property of another person, or
has made one or more threats of harm and the totality of circumstances
supports a finding of danger; person unable to make a rational treatment
decision and serious physical or mental debilitation will ensue
from the refusal to take medication or accept treatment.
July 24, 2002 Hearing in Bridgeport
July 31, 2002 Hearing in Pittsburgh |
02/14/02 |
Referred to Judiciary |
| HB2736
PN4079 |
Kenney (R-Phila.) |
Amends the Medicaid law to establish
standards for formularies for the Medicaid fee-for-service population.
Prevents patients from being switched from one medication to another;
allows access to new FDA approved drugs; establishes standards for
number of drugs in a therapeutic class.
NAMI Supports |
06/02/02 |
Health & Welfare Comm. |
| HR293
PN 2520 |
Nailor (R-Cumb.) |
Creating a Jt. State Government Commission
to establish a task force to study the availability of services
for person with serious mental illness, including the consequences
of leaving untreated and gaps in private insurance coverage.
NAMI PA Supports. |
10/26/01 |
Referred to Rules |
| HR303
PN2578 |
DeLuca (D-Allegh.) |
Recognizes October 11, 2001 as National
Depression Screening Day in Pa. |
10/01/01 |
Passed by House (201-1) |
| HR414
PN3247 |
Washington (D-Phila.) |
Directing the Depts. of Health and
Education to jointly determine whether the diagnosis of children
with ADD or ADH have been excessive and whether children have been
subjected to excessive use of psychiatric drugs to modify their
behavior. |
02/06/02 |
Referred to Rules |
| HR494
PN3523 |
Josephs (D-
Phila.) |
Directs the
Dept. of Health to study problem of in-vehicle drinking and related
drug use by teens. |
03/27/02
10/01/02
10/07/02 |
Referred to
Rules
Reported
Adopted by House (199-0) |
| HR512
PN3704 |
O’Brien (R-Phila.) |
A Senate Resolution urging the Governor
to support the current eligibility rules for medical assistance
for children with disabilities including the disregard of parental
income.
NAMI SUPPORTS |
04/17/02 |
Introduced and referred to Rules |
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