HB 821 — An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.

PRINTER'S NO.   849

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 821
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY KHAN, MARCELL, PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, CONKLIN,
        SANCHEZ, NEILSON, DONAHUE, CIRESI, SHUSTERMAN, BOROWSKI,
        FREEMAN, FLEMING, OTTEN, GREEN AND HOGAN, MARCH 6, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 6, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
 2      act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
 3      welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in departmental powers and
 4      duties as to licensing, further providing for regulations.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 1021(a) of the act of June 13, 1967
 8   (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by
 9   adding a paragraph to read:
10      Section 1021.    Regulations.--(a)   * * *
11      (3)   Within sixty days of the effective date of this
12   paragraph, the department shall take all the necessary actions,
13   including the submission of required documents to the Centers
14   for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States
15   Department of Health and Human Services, to include assisted
16   living services and supplemental health care services as covered
17   medical assistance services in the Community HealthChoices
18   program and to allow licensed assisted living residences to be
1   certified as medical assistance providers for these services.
2      * * *
3      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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