SB 675 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties.

PRINTER'S NO.   767

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 675
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY BROWN, FONTANA, CULVER AND FLYNN, MAY 12, 2025

     REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 12, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Drug
22      and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and
23      duties.
24      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25   hereby enacts as follows:
26      Section 1.     Section 2301-A of the act of April 9, 1929
27   (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
28   amended by adding a paragraph to read:
29   Section 2301-A.    Powers and duties.
 1      The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs shall have the
 2   power and its duty shall be:
 3          * * *
 4          (8.3)    To require inpatient treatment facilities to:
 5              (i)    Develop a discharge transportation plan with the
 6          patient's admission or within 72 hours of admission. The
 7          discharge transportation plan shall:
 8                     (A)   Provide details of the transportation of the
 9              patient from the facility to an initial destination
10              following the patient's discharge.
11                     (B)   Be contained in the patient's chart and
12              adhered to on voluntary or involuntary discharge.
13                     (C)   Include the names of up to three individuals
14              who are authorized to pick up the patient or a public
15              or third-party transportation service and the initial
16              address of drop-off after discharge.
17              (ii)    Prohibit the release of a patient who does not
18          have a discharge transportation plan.
19          * * *
20      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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