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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-1465

NOTICES

HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL

Mandated Benefits

[28 Pa.B. 4580]

   Section 9 of Act 34 of 1993 requires that the Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council) review existing or proposed mandated health benefits on request of the executive and legislative branches of government. The Council has been requested by Senator F. Joseph Loeper, Majority Leader and Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations, to review House Bill 1873, Printers Number 3473 (Gruppo), which would require Hepatitis B immunization for attendance at school after August 1, 1999.

   Initial notification of request for information and documentation was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on July 11, 1998, with documentation due to the Council by August 21, 1998.

   Following is a list of the documentation received. This information is available for public review and comment at the Council offices during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) until September 25, 1998. Any additional comments on this information must be received by this time. Council offices are located at: 225 Market Street, Suite 400, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Send comments (six copies) to Flossie Wolf at this address.

House Bill 1873 Submissions

1.  Representative John M. Perzel, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

   *  Letter from Representative Perzel supporting House Bill 1873.

   *  Medical literature on Hepatitis B Immunization

2.  The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania

   *  Letter from John R. Doubman, Secretary & Counsel, addressing section 9 requirements.

3.  Hepatitis B Foundation

   *  Letter from Joan M. Block, President, supporting Hepatitis B immunization.

   *  Pamphlets on Hepatitis B.

4.  Hepatitis Foundation International

   *  Letter from Thelma King Thiel, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, supporting Hepatitis B immunization.

   *  Pamphlets and brochures on Hepatitis.

5.  Highmark

   *  Letter from Bruce R. Hironimus, Vice President of Government Affairs, addressing Hepatitis B immunization.

6.  American Academy of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania Chapter

   *  Letter from Bradley J. Bradford, MD, President, supporting Hepatitis B immunization.

7.  Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases

   *  Letter from Trish Parnell supporting Hepatitis B immunization.

8.  Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College

   *  Letter from Hie-Won L. Hann, M.D, Director, Liver Disease Prevention Center, supporting Hepatitis B immunization.

MARK P. VOLAVKA,   
Executive Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1465. Filed for public inspection September 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]


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