Pennsylvania HB 640: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for managed care organization assessment, for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments, for hospital assessments, for Statewide quality care assessments and for nursing facility assessment; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in judicial administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; and making repeals .

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 650, 2037 PRINTER'S NO. 2052
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 640
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY D. WILLIAMS, HEFFLEY, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
MADDEN, GUENST, KENYATTA, MALAGARI, FREEMAN, DEASY, CERRATO,
WEBSTER AND T. DAVIS, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 30, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," IN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WELFARE AND ITS DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ADVISORY
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PROVIDING FOR MANAGED CARE
ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT, FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR
PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ASSESSMENTS, FOR
HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS, FOR STATEWIDE QUALITY CARE ASSESSMENTS
AND FOR NURSING FACILITY ASSESSMENT; in powers and duties of
the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further
providing for powers and duties; and, in judicial
administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; AND
MAKING REPEALS.
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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 2301-A(3) and (7)(i) and 2802-E(a) of
the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
Administrative Code of 1929, are amended to read:
SECTION 1. ARTICLE XXIII OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929
(P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929, IS
AMENDED BY ADDING SECTIONS TO READ:
SECTION 2339. MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT.--(A)
THE ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER ARTICLE VIII-I
OF THE ACT OF JUNE 13, 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN
SERVICES CODE," SHALL CONTINUE AND REMAIN IN EFFECT TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES SHALL TRANSMIT NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN UPON EXPIRATION OF THE ASSESSMENT.
(B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025, THE FIXED FEE REQUIRED UNDER
SECTION 803-I(B) OF THE "HUMAN SERVICES CODE" SHALL BE THIRTY
DOLLARS AND FORTY-SEVEN CENTS ($30.47). THE ASSESSMENT,
INCLUDING THE FIXED FEE, SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF ARTICLE VIII-I OF THE "HUMAN SERVICES CODE."
SECTION 2340. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH
AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ASSESSMENTS.--THE ASSESSMENTS
AUTHORIZED AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER ARTICLE VIII-C OF THE ACT OF
JUNE 13, 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN SERVICES
CODE," SHALL CONTINUE AND REMAIN IN EFFECT TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL
TRANSMIT NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR
PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
BULLETIN UPON EXPIRATION OF THE ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENTS
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SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VIII-C OF THE
"HUMAN SERVICES CODE."
SECTION 2341. HOSPITAL ASSESSMENTS.--THE ASSESSMENTS
AUTHORIZED AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER ARTICLE VIII-E OF THE ACT OF
JUNE 13, 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN SERVICES
CODE," SHALL CONTINUE AND REMAIN IN EFFECT TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL
TRANSMIT NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR
PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
BULLETIN UPON EXPIRATION OF THE ASSESSMENTS. WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE EXPIRATION PROVISION UNDER SECTION 1603-O(A) OF THE ACT
OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS "THE FISCAL CODE,"
THE ASSESSMENTS SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE VIII-E OF THE "HUMAN SERVICES CODE" AND SECTION 1603-O
OF "THE FISCAL CODE."
SECTION 2342. STATEWIDE QUALITY CARE ASSESSMENT.--THE
ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED AND IMPLEMENTED UNDER ARTICLE VIII-G OF