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House. Health Committee

 Organization

biographical statement

In 2011 the Health and Human Services Committee was split into two standing committees: the Health Committee and the Human Services Committee. The House Health and Human Services Committee, established in 1995, replaced the Health and Welfare Committee which was in existence from 1969-1994. The Health Committee regularly considers bills dealing with a wide variety of issues concerning health care and various services provided by the state. Some topics include mental health, availability of health care, patients’ rights, standards for medical facilities, and the keeping and issuing of vital statistics.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Health Committee, 2011-2012

 Collection
Identifier: ST2011_12
Scope and Contents The 2011-2012 Health Committee was chaired by Matthew E. Baker (Majority) and John Myers (D). The Subcommittee Chair on Health Care was Mauree Gingrich (Majority) and Mark B. Cohen (D). The Subcommittee on Health Facilities was chaired by Gary Day (Majority) and John P. Sabatina, Jr. (D). The Secretaries were Marcy Toepel (Majority) and Vanessa Lowry Brown (D). Some of the topics discussed during the 2011-2012 session were Abortion, Insurance, Health Care Facilities, Technician...
Dates: 2011-2012; Other: Date acquired: 04/01/2013

Health Committee, 2013-2014

 Collection
Identifier: ST2013_12
Scope and Contents For the records of the Health Committee's 2013-2014 session, the Republicans were in the majority. Matthew Baker was the Majority Chairman and Florindo Fabrizio served as the Minority Chairman. The Subcommittee Chairs on Health Care were Marcy Toepel (Majority) and Vanessa Lowery Brown (Minority). The Subcommittee Chairs on Health Facilities were Gary Day (Majority) and John. P. Sabatina Jr. (Minority). The Majority Secretary was Justin J. Simmons and the Minority Secretary was Mary Jo...
Dates: 2013 - 2014; Acquisition: Date acquired: 12/24/2014

Health Committee, 2015-2016

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Identifier: ST2015_12
Scope and Contents The records of the Health Committee from the 2015-2016 session, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Matthew E. Baker (majority) and Florindo J. Fabrizio. Subcommittee chairs on health care were Marcy Toepel (majority) and Vanessa Lowery Brown. Subcommittee chairs on health facilities were Tarah Toohil (majority) and Michael H. Schlossberg. The secretaries were Kristin Phillips-Hill (Majority) and Mary Jo Daley. The Committee covered many bills during the session. Some major topics...
Dates: 2015-2016; Acquisition: Date acquired: 12/07/2016

Health Committee, 2017-2018

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Identifier: ST2017_12
Scope and Contents

The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Health Committee, the Republcians were in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Matthew E. Baker (majority) and Florindo J. Fabrizio (minority). Representative Baker, resigned mid term, Kathy Rapp took over as committee chairman in 2018. This committee discusse legislation dealing with requirements for Lyme Disease Testing, opiod use and preventatives, and emergency health services.

Dates: 2017 - 2018

Health Committee, 2019-2020

 Collection
Identifier: 2021.076
Scope and Contents

The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Health Committee, the Republcians were in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Kathy L. Rapp (majority) and Dan Frankel (minority). This committee discusse legislation dealing with requirements for Lyme Disease Testing, opiod use and preventatives, emergency health services, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Dates: 2019-2020; Acquisition: 2021-07-12

Health Committee, 2021-2022

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Identifier: 2022.110
Scope and Contents This collection holds the records of the House Health Committee from 2021-2022. The Committee deliberated over topics such as abortion, nursing facilities, medical marijuana, and COVID-19.To view the language of the bills and all Printer Numbers or Fiscal Notes, visit our Bills and Amendments database at ...
Dates: 2021 - 2022; Acquisition: 2022-12-29