A Pennsylvania bill on beds and licensure, introduced and still moving. Last moved August 31, 2026.
Official title Providing for change of operator licenses for long-term care nursing facilities; and imposing penalties.
An Act providing for change of operator licenses for long-term care nursing facilities; and imposing penalties.
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Whoever holds or wants a licence in Pennsylvania. Certificate-of-need and bed rules set what an existing licence is worth.
- Which buildings
- 656 facilities holding 83,064 licensed beds in Pennsylvania.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to any entering operator taking over a Pennsylvania long-term care nursing facility through a change of ownership or control. Requires a license application 45-90 days in advance, a bond of $10,000 per licensed bed (waivable in common-ownership cases), five years of administrator experience, and imposes civil…
- Effective
- We cannot tell yet from the text. No effective date is stated yet.
- Status
- Introduced, as of August 31, 2026.
Certificate-of-need and moratorium rules decide whether supply can grow, and that sets what an existing licence is worth.
Latest action, August 31, 2026: Referred to Health
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Bill text and status: palegis.us · retrieved September 2, 2026