Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1661: An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, providing for reporting costs associated with health care for illegal migrants.
Status: In committee, June 25, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and duties of the Department of Health; establishing and providing the powers and duties of the State Health Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice; providing for certification of need of health care providers and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care facilities, providing for reporting costs associated with health care for illegal migrants.
From the introduced text, June 25, 2025:
An act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and duties of the Department of Health; establishing and providing the powers and duties of the State Health Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice; providing for certification of need of health care providers and prescribing penalties," in licensing of health care facilities, providing for reporting costs associated with health care for illegal migrants. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a section to read: Section 806.5. Reporting costs associated with health care for illegal migrants. (a) Annual hospital report.- - Within 30 days after the end of each calendar year , a hospital licensed under this act shall submit a report to the department detailing the number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits made by illegal migrants within the previous calendar year . (b) Annual department report.-- (1) By March 1 of each year, the department shall post a report on the department's publicly accessible Internet website with the total number of hospital admissions and emergency department visits made by illegal migrants within the …