PA HB1677 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on June 22 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-06-22 - Act No. 40
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on June 22 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-06-22 - Act No. 40
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties, providing for coordinated service delivery pilot program; in public assistance, further providing for meeting special needs, work supports and incentives, for medical assistance payments for institutional care and providing for nonemergency medical transportation services; creating opportunities for hospitals and managed care organizations to improve health care outcomes and to further reduce unnecessary and inappropriate services in the Commonwealth's medical assistance program; in the aged, establishing the LIFE Program; in children and youth, further providing for provider submissions; in Statewide quality care assessment, further providing for definitions, for implementation, for administration, for the Quality Care Assessment Account and for expiration; in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, further providing for definitions; in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions; and imposing a duty on the Department of Human Services.
Title
In general powers and duties, providing for coordinated service delivery pilot program; in public assistance, further providing for meeting special needs, work supports and incentives, for medical assistance payments for institutional care and providing for nonemergency medical transportation services; creating opportunities for hospitals and managed care organizations to improve health care outcomes and to further reduce unnecessary and inappropriate services in the Commonwealth's medical assistance program; in the aged, establishing the LIFE Program; in children and youth, further providing for provider submissions; in Statewide quality care assessment, further providing for definitions, for implementation, for administration, for the Quality Care Assessment Account and for expiration; in departmental powers and duties as to supervision, further providing for definitions; in departmental powers and duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions; and imposing a duty on the Department of Human Services.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jason Ortitay [R] | Sen. Judith Ward [R] | Rep. Katharine Watson [R] | Rep. Jeff Wheeland [R] |
| Rep. Daniel Miller [D] | Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill [R] | Rep. Stanley Saylor [R] |
Roll Calls
2018-06-22 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Amended (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1677 PN 3809, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Floor: HB 1677 PN 3809, CONCUR (Y: 186 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2018-06-13 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-12 - Senate - Senate Health And Human Services: Reported as Amended (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - House - House Floor: HB 1677 PN 2736, FP (Y: 190 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2017-11-20 - House - House Health: Adopt Amendment A04759 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-11-20 - House - House Health: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Amended (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 1677 PN 3809, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-22 - House - House Floor: HB 1677 PN 3809, CONCUR (Y: 186 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2018-06-13 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-06-12 - Senate - Senate Health And Human Services: Reported as Amended (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-12-11 - House - House Floor: HB 1677 PN 2736, FP (Y: 190 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2017-11-20 - House - House Health: Adopt Amendment A04759 (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-11-20 - House - House Health: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-22 | House | Act No. 40 |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Approved by the Governor |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Presented to the Governor |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Signed in Senate |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Signed in House |
| 2018-06-22 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments (186-7) |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Re-reported on concurrence, as committed |
| 2018-06-22 | House | Referred to RULES |
| 2018-06-22 | House | In the House |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Third consideration and final passage (49-0) |
| 2018-06-22 | Senate | Re-reported as amended |
| 2018-06-19 | Senate | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2018-06-13 | Senate | Re-reported as committed |
| 2018-06-13 | Senate | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2018-06-13 | Senate | Second consideration |
| 2018-06-12 | Senate | First consideration |
| 2018-06-12 | Senate | Reported as amended |
| 2018-01-02 | Senate | Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
| 2017-12-11 | Senate | In the Senate |
| 2017-12-11 | House | Third consideration and final passage (190-0) |
| 2017-12-11 | House | Re-reported as committed |
| 2017-12-06 | House | Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS |
| 2017-12-06 | House | Second consideration |
| 2017-12-05 | House | Removed from table |
| 2017-11-20 | House | Laid on the table |
| 2017-11-20 | House | First consideration |
| 2017-11-20 | House | Reported as amended |
| 2017-07-21 | House | Referred to HEALTH |
