Bill Text: PA HB948 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for health care services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 34-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-04 - Referred to INSURANCE [HB948 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB948-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1015
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 948 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, BAKER, AUMENT, BLOOM, BOYD, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, FLECK, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KNOWLES, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, PETRI, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 4, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, MARCH 4, 2011
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for health care services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article III be amended by adding a section to read:
§ 33. Health care services.
The citizens of this Commonwealth shall be entitled to the
freedom of providing for their own health care. With the
exception of providing indemnity and medical benefits to injured
workers, no law or program shall be enacted requiring citizens
of this Commonwealth to participate in a health care system and
no law or program shall:
(1) prohibit a person from or penalize a person for
making direct payment to a health care provider for tendering
health care services;
(2) prohibit or penalize the purchase of health care
insurance from a privately owned health care insurance
company; or
(3) penalize a person, employer or health care provider
for declining to participate in a health care system.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
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