HB 1154 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for Department of Health.

PRINTER'S NO.   1278

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      HOUSE BILL
                      No. 1154
                                             Session of
                                               2025

     INTRODUCED BY DALEY, CEPHAS, MAYES, CURRY, D. MILLER, PROBST,
        PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, STEELE, KAZEEM
        AND RIVERA, APRIL 7, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, APRIL 7, 2025


                                  AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
 2      "An act relating to the finances of the State government;
 3      providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
 4      ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
 5      Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
 6      financial management firms, for private dam financial
 7      assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
 8      the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
 9      bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
10      collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
11      due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
12      including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
13      the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
14      and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
15      Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
16      Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
17      courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
18      Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
19      all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
20      moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
21      and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
22      authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
23      to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
24      section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
25      Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
26      certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
27      department, board, commission, and officer of the State
28      government, every political subdivision of the State, and
29      certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
30      association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
31      collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
32      imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
33      other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
 1      every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
 2      Commonwealth," in general budget implementation, further
 3      providing for Department of Health.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.        Section 1725-E of the act of April 9, 1929
 7   (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is amended by
 8   adding a subsection to read:
 9   Section 1725-E.        Department of Health.
10      * * *
11      (d)   Mobile application.--
12            (1)   The department, in consultation with the Department
13      of Human Services and the Insurance Department, shall
14      implement and administer a mobile application to:
15                  (i)    Promote awareness of health programs in this
16            Commonwealth regarding pregnancy, prenatal care,
17            postpartum care, newborn care and infant care.
18                  (ii)    Increase participation in the health programs
19            described in paragraph (1) by eligible individuals, with
20            an emphasis on those individuals who receive or are
21            eligible for Medicaid or medical assistance.
22                  (iii)    Provide general information regarding Medicaid
23            eligibility and medical assistance eligibility as they
24            relate to pregnancy, prenatal care, postpartum care,
25            newborn care and infant care.
26            (2)   Within 90 days of the effective date of this
27      paragraph, the department shall develop a competitive bidding
28      process in accordance with State law and a request for
29      proposal, seeking a mobile application vendor that can
30      partner with the department to implement and administer a
31      mobile application in accordance with this subsection. In


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 1    considering bids from mobile application vendors, the
 2    department shall, as much as practicable, give priority to a
 3    mobile application vendor that already reaches, or has
 4    experience in reaching, mothers and expectant mothers who
 5    receive or are eligible for Medicaid or medical assistance.
 6        (3)   The department is authorized to contract with a
 7    mobile application vendor to implement and administer a
 8    mobile application in accordance with this subsection, which
 9    must operate on a Statewide basis and must:
10              (i)    Have the capability to deliver education,
11        resources and support to prenatal and postpartum
12        individuals and their families, including information
13        specific to this Commonwealth, such as links to programs
14        of the department and other State agencies and resources
15        available to prenatal and postpartum individuals.
16              (ii)    Demonstrate a consistent workflow to increase
17        awareness of programs and resources available to users of
18        the mobile application.
19              (iii)    Provide information in multiple languages.
20              (iv)    Be made available on Android and iOS platforms.
21        (4)   The platform for the mobile application under this
22    subsection must be able to survey a mobile application user's
23    specific questions, in accordance with standards determined
24    by the department.
25        (5)   The mobile application vendor selected in accordance
26    with this subsection shall:
27              (i)    Include information and resources in the mobile
28        application that meet acceptable clinical standards,
29        including standards specified by:
30                     (A)   The Centers for Disease Control and

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 1              Prevention.
 2                     (B)   The National Institutes of Health.
 3                     (C)   The American College of Obstetricians and
 4              Gynecologists.
 5                     (D)   The American Medical Association.
 6                     (E)   The American Academy of Pediatrics.
 7              (ii)    Regularly provide to the department, in the
 8        form and manner prescribed by the department, aggregate
 9        and de-identified data concerning:
10                     (A)   The number of users of the mobile
11              application that are eligible for Medicaid or medical
12              assistance.
13                     (B)   The number of users of the mobile
14              application that are engaging with Pennsylvania-
15              specific content.
16                     (C)   The number of users of the mobile
17              application seeking additional information about
18              eligibility for Medicaid or medical assistance or
19              about other available resources.
20                     (D)   The number of monthly users of the mobile
21              application.
22                     (E)   The number of daily users of the mobile
23              application.
24                     (F)   The average length of time that a user uses
25              the mobile application.
26                     (G)   Any other information requested by the
27              department.
28        (6)   Payment to the mobile application vendor selected in
29    accordance with this subsection shall be based on a $10 per
30    member per month fee for each user of the mobile application

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 1    in the customized application for this Commonwealth.
 2        (7)   The total payment to the mobile application vendor
 3    may not exceed $500,000 annually, but the number of users of
 4    the mobile application shall not be capped.
 5        (8)   As used in this subsection, the following words and
 6    phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 7    paragraph unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 8        "Department."    The Department of Health of the
 9    Commonwealth.
10        "Medicaid."     The Federal medical assistance program
11    established under Title XIX.
12        "Medical assistance."     The State program of medical
13    assistance established under the act of June 13, 1967
14    (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
15        "Title XIX."    Title XIX of the Social Security Act (49
16    Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.).
17    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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