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Committee reports bill to create statewide stroke registry, but flags fiscal questions
Summary
Senate Bill 411 would create a statewide stroke registry requiring designated stroke centers to submit twice‑yearly data; the committee approved the bill as amended but members sought clarification on the Department of Health’s fiscal estimate versus the department’s internal projection.
The Pennsylvania House Health Committee voted to report Senate Bill 4 11 as amended, a bill that would create a statewide stroke registry to track performance at designated stroke care facilities.
Under the bill text summarized by committee staff Erica, the Department of Health may contract with a third‑party, evidence‑based registry vendor (for example, the American Heart Association) to receive, store and maintain facility stroke data. Designated facilities — described in…
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