January 30th, 2009

Current Printer’s No: 76

Prime Sponsor: Representative DeLuca (D-32)

HB 84 was referred to Insurance, January 28, 2009.

Summary: An Act establishing a system for payment or reduction in payment for preventable serious adverse events within this Commonwealth; and providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Health and the Department of State.

Recent Developments: Voted favorably from committee on House Appropriations, reported as committed from House Appropriations and set on the House Calendar. Laid out for discussion, 1st ammendment adopted, passed 2nd consideration and set on the House Calendar on March 31.

Laid out for discussion, passed third consideration and final passage with a vote of Y: 192/ N: 0 on April 1.

Senate meeting set for 10 a.m. in the Main Capitol, room 461, voted favorably from committee on Senate Banking and Insurance on, reported as committed from Senate Banking Insurance and first consideration give on May 5.

Set on the Senate Calendar, second consideration given and rereferred to Senate Appropriations on May 6.

Meeting set for 12:30 pm, Room 461 Main Capitol Building – Senate Appropriations, Voted favorably from committee as amended Senate Appropriations and Reported as amended Senate Appropriations on June 1.

Set on Senate Calendar, Laid out for discussion at 11:28 am and Given third consideration on June 3.

Final passage vote (Y:  49/ N:  0) June 3.

Received as amended in House and rereferred House Rules on June 3.

Meeting set for Off the Floor, Room 140 Main Capitol — House Rules and Voted favorably from committee on House Rules on June 8.

Re-reported on concurrence as committed House Rules, Set on House Calendar and Laid out for discussion at 4:42 pm on June 8.

House concurred in Senate amendments (Vote Y: 194/N : 0) on June 8.

Signed in the House, Signed in the Senate, In the hands of the Governor on June 9.

Last day for Governor’s action on June 19.

Approved by the Governor (act: 1) on June 10.

Full Bill Information



2 Responses to “HB 84”

  1. On tap this week in the Capitol | HealthPoint PA Says:

    [...]  HB 84 , sponsored by Rep. Tony DeLuca to deny payments to health care providers for serious preventable adverse events.  [...]

  2. Bills on the Move: 3/30 -> 4/3 | HealthPoint PA Says:

    [...] HB 56, which includes assisted living residences in the older adult protective services act; and HB 84, which denies healthcare facilities from seeking payments in the event of a serious adverse [...]

Leave a Comment