HealthWelfare_Committee

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | 11 a.m.

Room 8E-B, East Wing

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Agenda

11:00             Voting Meeting

• • • House Bill 479 (Borowski) – Reducing loaded mileage requirements for EMS Medicaid reimbursement

11:15             Nominations Hearing

• • • Secretary of the Department of Health

Senator Jay Costa, 43rd Senatorial District
Dr. Debra Bogen, Nominee

• • • Secretary of the Department of Human Services

Senator Art Haywood, 4th Senatorial District
Dr. Val Arkoosh, Nominee

1:00               Recess to the Call of the Chair

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 10:30 a.m.

Room 8E-A, East Wing

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Agenda

Call to Order

• Senate Bill 683 (Mastriano) – Fentanyl testing in hospitals

• • Amendment A00732 (Brooks) – Adds xylazine testing

• Senate Bill 712 (Brown) – Amends Clinical Lab Act to allow advertising in PA

• • Amendment A01119 (J. Ward) – Adds plasma protein centers exemption (provisions of SB 575)

• Senate Bill 768 (Brooks) – Amends Act 108: Rural Health Redesign Center Authority

• Senate Bill 817 (Brooks) – Primary Care Preceptorship Program for FQHCs

Recess to the Call of the Chair

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | 11 a.m.

Room 8E-A, East Wing

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Agenda

Call to Order 

• Senate Bill 514 (Baker) – Requiring Child Lead Testing 
• Senate Bill 520 (Brooks) – Funding and physical site requirements for Assisted Living Residences 
• Amendment A00263 – Removes the funding requirement 

Recess to the Call of the Chair

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | 11 a.m.

Room 8E-A, East Wing

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Schedule

To consider SB 100, SB 205, SB 262, SB 414, SB 500, SB 549 and SB 555

Agenda

Call to Order

     • Senate Bill 100 (Brooks) – The Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illness Diagnosis and Treatment Act

     • Senate Bill 205 (Fontana) – Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in childcare facilities

     • Senate Bill 262 (Schwank) – Amends the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Act regarding reportable events

     • Senate Bill 414 (Vogel) – Expanding access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)

     • Senate Bill 500 (Brooks) – Medicaid Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk

     • Senate Bill 549 (Muth) – Consent for pelvic, rectal, and prostate exams

     • Senate Bill 555 (Brooks) – Reducing the loaded mileage requirements for EMS Medicaid reimbursement

Recess to the Call of the Chair

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, November 15 | 10:00 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B

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AGENDA

Hearing regarding the BHC Report

Schedule

10:00             Opening Remarks

                        Senator Michele Brooks, Majority Chair, Health & Human Services

                        Senator Art Haywood, Minority Chair, Health & Human Services                

10:15             Panel 1 – General Assembly appointees on the BHC

                        Senator Maria Collett, Senate Democratic Caucus

                        Representative Wendi Thomas, House Republican Caucus

                        Representative Mike Schlossberg, House Democratic Caucus

                        Questions and Open Discussion

10:45             Panel 2 – Statewide stakeholder feedback on the BHC Report

                        Zach Shamberg, President & CEO, Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) – Testimony

                        Jeff Bechtel, Senior VP, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) – Testimony

                        Brinda Penyak, Deputy Executive Director, County Commissioners Association of Pa (CCAP) – Testimony

                        Questions and Open Discussion

11:30             Adjourn

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

Tuesday, October 18 | 11:00 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A

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Agenda

Consideration of Legislation

• SR 352 (Brooks) – JSGC Study on drug & alcohol addiction treatment provider rates
• SB 359 (Schwank) – Expanding Medicaid coverage for postpartum women
• SB 1136 (Mensch) – Amends the Vital Statistics Law to require data sharing with governmental agencies
• SB 1195 (Argall) – Findings related to PA Lottery winners on public assistance rolls
• SB 1358 (Brooks) – Ensuring patient access to health care practitioners by restricting non-compete clauses in their contracts and requiring patient notification
• HB 293 (Oberlander) – Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity medications
• HB 1443 (Hershey) – Allows PA-licensed labs to advertise their tests
• HB 1630 (Fritz) – Requires the Auditor General to audit pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) contracted with Medicaid managed care organizations
• SB 917 (Aument) – Senate companion legislation
• HB 2293 (Bonner) – Oversight of temporary health care agencies
• HB 2357 (Pennycuick) – DOH oversight of Kratom products and prohibiting sale to individuals under 21 years of age
• HB 2530 (Silvis) – COVID-19 Waiver flexibility for permanency by discontinuing DHS’ prudent pay policy for ODP providers

Recess to the Call of the Chair

Senate Health & Human Services Committee

Tuesday, September 20 | 11 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-A

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Agenda

Public hearing on the Tick Crisis/Lyme Disease in PA

Schedule

11:00             Opening Remarks

                        Senator Michele Brooks, Majority Chair

                        Senator Art Haywood, Minority Chair                       

11:05             Panel

                        Dr. Denise Johnson – Testimony
                        Physician General and Acting Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Health

                        Nicole Chinnici – Testimony
                        Director, Tick Research Lab of Pennsylvania at East Stroudsburg University

                        Dr. Henry Lindner – Testimony
                        Private practicing physician in Tunkhannock, PA

                        Dr. John Goldman
                        Infectious Disease physician, UPMC

                        Eric A. Huck
                        President, PA Lyme Resource Network

11:45             Questions and Panel Discussion

12:30             Recess to the Call of the Chair