Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR513: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the financial impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this Commonwealth.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the financial impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this Commonwealth.
From the introduced text, May 4, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the financial impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this Commonwealth. WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the paramount importance of hospital regulations to ensure that patients receive safe, high-quality care; and WHEREAS, Hospital licensure regulations have not been updated in almost 40 years and do not reflect the current operating environment; and WHEREAS, The policies, as written, create a greater need to use an exceptions or waiver process, lead to inconsistent interpretations by the Department of Health surveyors and make it difficult for facilities to plan for new technologies or strategies to ensure health care access; and WHEREAS, Misalignment with Federal regulations imposes undue administrative burdens on hospitals in this Commonwealth with no positive impact on patient safety; and WHEREAS, Hospitals in this Commonwealth expend significant resources, both financial and staff, to ensure compliance with outdated regulations, which could be redirected back towards patient care; therefore be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the financial and administrative impact of maintaining compliance with outdated hospital licensure regulations within this Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Analyzing the number of Federal and State agencies currently overseeing or regulating hospital operations and the number and nature …
Sponsors
- Bridget Kosierowski (D, 114) · primary sponsor
- Struzzi II, James B. (R, 62)
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, 95)
- Carol Kazeem (D, 159)
- Mary Isaacson (D, 175)
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157)
- Liz Hanbidge (D, HD-061)
- Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
- Andrew Kuzma (R, 39)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Danielle Otten (D, 155)
Latest actions
- : Referred to HEALTH, May 4, 2026
Subjects: HEALTH
Common questions
- What is HR513?
- HR513 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the financial impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this Commonwealth.
- What does HR513 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the financial impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this Commonwealth.
- What is the status of HR513?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Referred to HEALTH, May 4, 2026 (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR513?
- Bridget Kosierowski (D, 114), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR513?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr513
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