Go to Previous Versions of this Act
  1. 2025 Penn. Cons. Stat. (here)
  2. 2024 Penn. Cons. Stat.
  3. 2023 Penn. Cons. Stat.
  4. View All Versions

2025 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 14 - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929 - OMNIBUS AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Universal Citation:
Act of Jun. 30, 2025, P.L. 30, No. 14
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.
Previous Next

Session of 2025

No. 2025-14

 

HB 640

 

AN ACT

 

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative officers, and of the several administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and commissions shall be determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commissions, providing for managed care organization assessment, for intermediate care facilities for persons with an intellectual disability assessments, for hospital assessments, for Statewide quality care assessments and for nursing facility assessment; in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties; in judicial administration, further providing for surcharge and fee; and making repeals.

 

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

 

Section 1.  Article XXIII of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding sections to read:

Section 2339.  Managed Care Organization Assessment.--(a)  The assessment authorized and implemented under Article VIII-I of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code," shall continue and remain in effect to the extent permitted under Federal law. The Department of Human Services shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin upon expiration of the assessment.

(b)  Beginning July 1, 2025, the fixed fee required under section 803-I(b) of the "Human Services Code" shall be thirty dollars and forty-seven cents ($30.47). The assessment, including the fixed fee, shall remain subject to the provisions of Article VIII-I of the "Human Services Code."

Section 2340.  Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with an Intellectual Disability Assessments.--The assessments authorized and implemented under Article VIII-C of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code," shall continue and remain in effect to the extent permitted by Federal law. The Department of Human Services shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin upon expiration of the assessment. The assessments shall remain subject to the provisions of Article VIII-C of the "Human Services Code."

Section 2341.  Hospital Assessments.--The assessments authorized and implemented under Article VIII-E of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code," shall continue and remain in effect to the extent permitted by Federal law. The Department of Human Services shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin upon expiration of the assessments. With the exception of the expiration provision under section 1603-O(a) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as "The Fiscal Code," the assessments shall remain subject to the provisions of Article VIII-E of the "Human Services Code" and section 1603-O of "The Fiscal Code."

Section 2342.  Statewide Quality Care Assessment.--The assessment authorized and implemented under Article VIII-G of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code," shall continue and remain in effect to the extent permitted by Federal law. The Department of Human Services shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin upon expiration of the assessment. The assessment shall remain subject to the provisions of Article VIII-G of the "Human Services Code."

Section 2343.  Nursing Facility Assessment.--The assessment authorized in Article VIII-A of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Human Services Code," shall continue and remain in effect to the extent permitted by Federal law. The department shall transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin upon expiration of the assessment. The assessment shall remain subject to the provisions of Article VIII-A of the "Human Services Code."

Section 2.  Sections 2301-A(3) and (7)(i) and 2802-E(a) of the act are amended to read:

Section 2301-A.  Powers and duties.

The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall have the power and its duty shall be:

* * *

(3)  In accordance with the State plan, to [allocate the responsibility for all] collaborate and coordinate the services, programs and other efforts provided for among the appropriate departments, agencies and other State personnel. The department, through its employees, shall have the power and its duty shall be to [implement] promote compliance with the provisions of the State plan and to coordinate all such efforts.

* * *

(7)  As follows:

(i)  [To] Within 90 days of the effective date of this subparagraph and by January 31 of each year thereafter, to submit an annual report to the [General Assembly which shall:] chairperson and minority chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall, at a minimum:

(A)  Specify the actions taken[,] and services provided [and funds expended, including an evaluation], including services and programs provided in accordance with paragraph (3), to expand education, prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery support programs across this Commonwealth, including any evaluations of their effectiveness.

(B)  Contain the current State plan.

(C)  Contain the most recent quarterly evaluations by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs of the information specified under paragraph (8.2)(i).

(D)  Specify the actions taken in accordance with section 2303-A.

(E)  Specify money distributed and expended by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and other appropriate departments, agencies and Commonwealth employees for services, programs and other efforts outlined in the State plan and in accordance with paragraph (3).

(F)  Contain evaluations of completed grant programs using information reported to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs by grantees, including indicators used to measure performance and the reported outcomes.

* * *

Section 2802-E.  Surcharge and fee.

(a)  Imposition.--

(1)  The following apply:

(i)  In addition to the fees imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733(a.1) (relating to deposits into account), a surcharge of $10 shall be charged and collected by a division of the Unified Judicial System.

(ii)  The additional surcharge under this paragraph shall be deposited into the Judicial Department Operations Augmentation Account established under section 1795.1-E(d) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.

(iii)  This paragraph shall expire [July 31, 2025] December 31, 2027.

(2)  The following apply:

(i)  In addition to the fees imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733(a.1), a surcharge of $11.25 shall be charged and collected by a division of the Unified Judicial System.

(ii)  The surcharge under this paragraph shall be deposited in the Judicial Department Operations Augmentation Account established under section 1795.1-E(d) of The Fiscal Code.

(iii)  This paragraph shall expire [July 31, 2025] December 31, 2027.

* * *

Section 3.  Repeals are as follows:

(1)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the addition of section 2339 of the act.

(2)  Section 1601-O of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, is repealed.

(3)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under paragraph (4) is necessary to effectuate the addition of section 2340 of the act.

(4)  Section 1602-O of The Fiscal Code is repealed.

(5)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under paragraph (6) is necessary to effectuate the addition of section 2343 of the act.

(6)  Section 1606-T of The Fiscal Code is repealed.

Section 4.  The addition of sections 2339, 2340, 2341, 2342 and 2343 of the act shall be retroactive to June 30, 2025.

Section 5.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

APPROVED--The 30th day of June, A.D. 2025.

 

JOSH SHAPIRO

Previous Next
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Pennsylvania may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.