Pennsylvania SB 1100: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in emergency finance and tax provisions, providing for exemption from income.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1330
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1100
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, KANE, COSTA, CAPPELLETTI, KEARNEY, CULVER
AND KIM, NOVEMBER 24, 2025
REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, NOVEMBER 24, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), entitled
"An act relating to the protection of the abused, neglected,
exploited or abandoned elderly; establishing a uniform
Statewide reporting and investigative system for suspected
abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment of the elderly;
providing protective services; providing for funding; and
making repeals," in administration, providing for fatality
review teams and further providing for confidentiality of
records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79),
known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 303.1. Fatality review teams.
(a) Establishment.--In each agency, the department shall
establish and monitor the maintenance of a fatality review team
for the purpose of reviewing any death of an older adult that
occurs during a period in which there exists an investigation
into allegations of abuse or neglect of the deceased.
(b) Composition.--A fatality review team shall be composed
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of:
(1) The director of the agency.
(2) An employee of the agency.
(3) A member of the advisory committee or board of the
agency.
(4) A physician, geriatrician or primary care physician
who works in the area of care for older adults.
(5) A victim services representative.
(6) A member of local law enforcement.
(7) A behavior health or intellectual disabilities
service provider representative.
(8) A community crisis intervention services
representative.
(9) An attorney trained in legal representation of older
adults.
(c) Cooperation.--A fatality review team may work in
conjunction with:
(1) The district attorney.
(2) The coroner.
(3) Any other persons who have knowledge regarding fatal
incidents in connection with abuse of older adults, including
knowledge of research, policy, law and other matters
connected with fatal incidents involving older adults, or who
are recommended for inclusion by the fatality review team.
(d) Chairperson.--The agency, in consultation with the
fatality review team, shall appoint a member of the fatality
review team, who is not an employee of the agency, to serve as
chairperson.
(e) Maintenance of fatality review team.--
(1) Participation in a fatality review team shall be
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voluntary.
(2) Members shall serve without compensation and may not
be provided a per diem or reimbursed travel expenses.
(3) Members shall serve for terms of two years.
(4) If a member does not complete the two-year term, the
agency shall be responsible for filling the vacancy as
follows:
(i) The agency shall fill a vacancy within 60 days
of the opening.
(ii) A member appointed under subparagraph (i) shall
serve for a two-year term, calculated from the date of
the member's appointment.
(5) Following the completion of a member's two-year
term, the agency shall maintain the composition of the
fatality review team by filling the vacancy. The agency shall
fill the vacancy within 45 days of the opening. A member may
be reappointed.
(6) The agency shall notify the department of any change
to the member status of its fatality review team.
(f) Powers and duties.--
(1) The fatality review team shall examine deaths and
serious injuries associated with suspected abuse or neglect
of older adults. The purpose of the examination is to
identify whether systems with the responsibility to assist or
protect victims were sufficient for the particular
circumstances or whether the systems require improvement.
(2) Members of the team shall be responsible for all of
the following:
(i) Providing and discussing relevant case-specific
information.
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(ii) Attending and participating in all meetings and
activities as required.
(iii) Assisting in the development of oral or
written notice, to include notice by electronic
technologies, under paragraph (5).
(3) Upon receipt of the report of an older adult
fatality, the fatality review team shall immediately commence
its examination, the performance of which shall include, at
minimum:
(i) A review of the circumstances of the older
adult's fatality including whether the fatality is likely
to be the result of suspected or substantiated abuse.
(ii) A review of the delivery of services to the
older adult provided by the agency and review of
services, if any, provided by an agency in each county
where the older adult resided or received services within
the six months preceding the fatality. For the purposes
of this su