SB 922, PN 2046: This bill amends the Children’s Trust Fund
Act, further providing for the Children’s Trust Fund Board, powers and
duties of the board and the Department of Public Welfare. The final
vote of 50-0 was recorded.
SB 972, PN 2098: The legislation extends the MCARE Abatement
Program for one year. Senator Armstrong offered amendment 9499 which
defines who qualifies as an emergency physician. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill went over as amended.
HB 1285, PN 4643: This bill amends Title 74, Transportation,
providing for administrative practice and procedure; and making a
related repeal. Amendment 9365 was offered by Senator Madigan that
removes all provisions relating to administrative law judges and
establishes a list of proceedings in with department employees may not
act as hearing officers. The amendment also allows a person whose
operating privilege has been suspended or revoked to at any time during
the suspension or revocation, requests a hearing if he believes that the
department has not properly given the credit for properly suspending the
license. A corresponding regulation is repealed. The amendment was
agreed to and the bill went over as amended.
SB 1335, PN 2050: The legislation makes two changes to the
insurance company law. First, it codifies how the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield companies have met their obligations to provide insurance through
the HIPAA Alternative Mechanism. Secondly, the bill reauthorizes the
HIPAA Alternative Mechanism by removing the sunset date for this
program. A final vote of 50-0 was recorded.
HB 2498, PN 4457: This bill amends Title 75 by establishing
a new registration “Gold Star Family” license plate. A final vote of
50-0 was recorded.
Executive Nominations
The Senate confirmed
the following nominees. A vote of 50-0 was recorded.
Francis J.
Pecuch, Jr., Board of Trustees of Allentown State Hospital
Richard H. Hogg,
P.E., Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission
Marcia Reeves,
State Charter School Appeal Board
William P.
Grochowski, Board of Trustees of Clarks Summit State Hospital
Ray Bologna,
Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority
Romulo L. Diaz,
Jr., Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority
Tom Borellis,
State Board of Landscape Architects
William D.
Mullin, State Board of Landscape Architects
Marc M. Berson,
O.D., State Board of Optometry
Chalres Fasano,
D.O., State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Carol Goertzel,
State Board of Pharmacy
Joseph L.
French, Ed.D., State Board of Psychology
Jeffrey J.
Johnson, State Real Estate Commission
J. Steve
Hoffman, Board of Trustees of Selinsgrove Center
Margaret Keller,
Board of Trustees of Selinsgrove Center
Stephen J.
Holoviak, Ph.D., Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration
Center
Paul E. Miller,
Jr., Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center
Mitzi C. Smith,
Board of Trustees of South Mountain Restoration Center
Karen Goltz
Stein, State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language & Hearing
George M. Khoury,
State Transportation Commission
Keith Bell,
Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital
Geraldine
Spero, Board of Trustees of Warren State Hospital
