Pennsylvania Act 1992-123 — HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT ACT - AMEND MAKING APPROPRIATION

Act text

HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT ACT - AMEND MAKING APPROPRIATION
                  Act of Dec. 4, 1992, P.L. 783, No. 123              Cl. 35
                             Session of 1992
                               No. 1992-123

     SB 1975

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408, No.89), entitled "An
        act providing for the creation of the Health Care Cost
        Containment Council, for its powers and duties, for health
        care cost containment through the collection and
        dissemination of data, for public accountability of health
        care costs and for health care for the indigent; establishing
        the Indigent Care Program; and making an appropriation,"
        further providing for expiration of the act; and making an
        appropriation.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 19 of the act of July 8, 1986 (P.L.408,
     No.89), known as the Health Care Cost Containment Act, is
     amended to read:
      Section 19.  Sunset.
        This act shall expire [December 31, 1992, unless
     reestablished prior to that date in accordance with the act of
     December 22, 1981 (P.L.508, No.142), known as the Sunset Act]
     June 30, 1993, unless reenacted prior to that date.
        Section 2.  The sum of $1,000,000, or as much thereof as may
     be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Health Care Cost
     Containment Council for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993,
     for the operation of the Health Care Cost Containment Council.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 4th day of December, A. D. 1992.

     ROBERT P. CASEY