HB 2341 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, establishing the Health Care Facility Threat Assessment Grant Program; and imposing duties on the Department of Health.

PRINTER'S NO.   3114

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      HOUSE BILL
                      No. 2341
                                             Session of
                                               2026

     INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, MEHAFFIE, KUZMA AND CIRESI,
        MARCH 31, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 31, 2026


                                  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,
34      every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
 1      Commonwealth," establishing the Health Care Facility Threat
 2      Assessment Grant Program; and imposing duties on the
 3      Department of Health.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.     The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known
 7   as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:
 8                                ARTICLE I-M
 9                        HEALTH CARE FACILITY THREAT
10                          ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM
11   Section 101-M.    Definitions.
12      The following words and phrases when used in this article
13   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
14   context clearly indicates otherwise:
15      "Contract."    A contract with the department for the provision
16   of a standardized threat and risk assessment platform under this
17   article.
18      "Contractor."    A person who enters into a contract with the
19   department under section 103-M(b).
20      "Department."    The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
21      "Grant."   An award of money by the department to a health
22   care facility under section 104-M.
23      "Health care facility."       As defined in section 802.1 of the
24   act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care
25   Facilities Act.
26      "Program."     The Health Care Facility Threat Assessment Grant
27   Program established under section 102-M.
28   Section 102-M.    Establishment of program.
29      The Health Care Facility Threat Assessment Grant Program is
30   established within the department to improve safety and security
31   in health care facilities through the procurement and deployment


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 1   of a standardized threat and risk assessment platform. The
 2   department shall implement the program.
 3   Section 103-M.    Use of funds.
 4      (a)   Exclusive use.--Money appropriated to the department for
 5   the program shall be used exclusively for the implementation of
 6   the program.
 7      (b)   Platform.--The department shall expend money
 8   appropriated to the department for the program to contract with
 9   a contractor for the provision of a standardized threat and risk
10   assessment platform. The platform shall include the following
11   capabilities:
12            (1)   A structured threat and risk assessment framework
13      tailored to health care facility operations.
14            (2)   Real-time data collection and digital reporting
15      tools.
16            (3)   Workflow management tools for risk identification,
17      mitigation planning and compliance monitoring.
18            (4)   Collaborative features for use by health care
19      facilities, health care administrators and public safety
20      stakeholders to conduct standardized evaluations, track
21      corrective actions and generate comprehensive reports for
22      informed decision making.
23            (5)   Any additional capabilities determined by the
24      department to be necessary for the purpose of this article.
25      (c)   Contractor selection.--Subject to 62 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5
26   (relating to source selection and contract formation), the
27   department shall utilize a competitive bidding process to select
28   a contractor, unless the department determines that only one
29   contractor has the capacity and willingness to perform the
30   duties under this article.

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 1      (d)   Contractor obligations.--A contractor shall remain
 2   obligated to perform in accordance with the terms of the
 3   contract until all money obligated to the contractor under the
 4   contract has been fully expended, notwithstanding the exhaustion
 5   of money appropriated to the department for the program during a
 6   fiscal year.
 7      (e)   Breach of contract.--A contractor who fails to perform
 8   in accordance with the terms of the contract shall be deemed in
 9   breach of contract, and the applicable contractual remedies
10   relating to the breach shall apply.
11      (f)   Award of grants.--The department shall expend money
12   appropriated to the department for the program to award grants
13   to health care facilities under section 104-M.
14   Section 104-M.   Grants to health care facilities.
15      (a)   Application.--A health care facility may apply to the
16   department for a grant under the program in a form and manner
17   determined by the department. Applications shall be made
18   available electronically and shall include documentation as
19   required by the department.
20      (b)   Review.--Upon receipt of an application, the department
21   shall review the application and may approve or disapprove the
22   application or award an amount less than requested in the
23   application. The department shall provide a written explanation
24   to the health care facility for a disapproval or a partial grant
25   award.
26      (c)   Grant agreements.--Upon approving an application under
27   subsection (b), the department may not disburse a grant award
28   until the department and the health care facility enter into a
29   fully executed grant agreement. The agreement shall include the
30   following:

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 1            (1)   Terms and conditions of the grant, including
 2      applicable Federal and State laws and reporting requirements.
 3            (2)   Departmental policies and procedures applicable to
 4      the program.
 5            (3)   Authorization for electronic execution by all
 6      parties.
 7      (d)   Award and use.--
 8            (1)   The department shall disburse an approved grant
 9      award to the health care facility no later than 90 days from
10      the date of application approval under subsection (b).
11            (2)   A grant award shall be used exclusively by a health
12      care facility to procure a standardized threat and risk
13      assessment platform from a contractor under section 103-M(c).
14      A grant award shall not exceed the cost incurred by a health
15      care facility to procure a standardized threat and risk
16      assessment platform from a contractor under section 103-M(c).
17      (e)   Annual requirements.--In order to receive a grant in
18   each calendar year the program is operational, a health care
19   facility must annually apply to the department for a grant in
20   accordance with subsection (a).
21   Section 105-M.     Certification requirements for health care
22                  facilities.
23      In a form and manner determined by the department, a health
24   care facility applying for a grant under the program shall
25   certify that:
26            (1)   the health care facility is licensed by the
27      department and in good standing;
28            (2)   the health care facility agrees to comply with the
29      requirements of the program;
30            (3)   failure to comply with program requirements:

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 1                  (i)    shall result in removal from the program; and
 2                  (ii)    may result in recoupment of grant money; and
 3            (4)   the information provided in the application and
 4      supporting documents and forms are true and correct in all
 5      material respects. An authorized representative of a health
 6      care facility who knowingly provides false information shall
 7      be subject to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating to unsworn
 8      falsification to authorities).
 9   Section 106-M.        Reporting.
10      (a)   Annual report.--No later than December 31 of the year
11   after the effective date of this subsection and by December 31
12   of each year thereafter, the department shall publish a report
13   on its publicly accessible Internet website on the program. The
14   report shall include all of the following information:
15            (1)   A description of the contracting process and the
16      contractor selected by the department under section 104-M.
17            (2)   The number and type of health care facilities that
18      received grants under the program.
19            (3)   The amount of each grant awarded under the program.
20            (4)   The number and type of health care facilities
21      utilizing the standardized threat and risk assessment
22      platform from the contractor under section 103-M(c).
23            (5)   Any instances when health care facilities received
24      grants but failed to utilize the standardized threat and risk
25      assessment platform from the contractor under section 103-
26      M(c).
27            (6)   A summary of risk assessments conducted by health
28      care facilities that received grants under the program.
29            (7)   A summary of corrective actions initiated by health
30      care facilities in response to risk assessments conducted

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 1      under the program.
 2            (8)    The total amount of money distributed under the
 3      program during the preceding calendar year.
 4            (9)    An aggregate total, by county, of health care
 5      facilities receiving grants under the program.
 6            (10)   Recommendations for improving the administration or
 7      effectiveness of the program.
 8      (b)   Submission.--The department shall submit the report
 9   under subsection (a) to all of the following:
10            (1)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
11      Appropriations Committee of the Senate.
12            (2)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
13      Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
14            (3)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
15      Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate.
16            (4)    The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
17      Health Committee of the House of Representatives.
18      (c)   Final report.--Upon the cessation of the program,
19   including the full disbursement of all money appropriated to the
20   department for the program and the termination of grant
21   activity, the department shall publish and submit a final report
22   in accordance with this section.
23      Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.




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