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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-433

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Adoption of Standards and Requirements for the Licensure of Human Milk Banks in this Commonwealth of Act 7 of 2020

[51 Pa.B. 1596]
[Saturday, March 20, 2021]

 Under its authority under the Keystone Mothers' Milk Bank Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 5011—5024), the Department of Health (Department) is responsible for the licensure and regulation of milk banks in this Commonwealth.

 Under section 7(b)(2) of the act (35 P.S. § 5017(b)(2)), the Department is required to adopt standards and requirements for licensure which the Department determines are sufficient to maintain the safe operation and accreditation of licensees. To adopt these standards and requirements, the Department will be required to promulgate rules and regulations under section 13 of the act (35 P.S. § 5023).

 Until regulations are promulgated, the Department intends to rely on relevant requirements provided in the act to determine whether a milk bank satisfies section 7(b)(2) and is suitable for licensure under section 7(c).

 For more information or persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) contact Lori Gutierrez, Deputy Policy Director, Department of Health, 625 Forster Street, 8th Floor West, Health and Welfare Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 547-3311, or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons, call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).

ALISON BEAM, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-433. Filed for public inspection March 19, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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