PENNSYLVANIA, October 15 - both financial and staff, to ensure compliance with outdated

regulations when those resources could be redirected back

towards patient care; and

WHEREAS, The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, with

its proven expertise in conducting impartial research, convening

impacted stakeholders, providing objective analyses and drafting

actionable recommendations, is uniquely positioned to undertake

such an examination; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate direct the Legislative Budget and

Finance Committee to conduct a study examining the financial

impact of outdated hospital regulations on hospitals in this

Commonwealth; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the study include, but not be limited to:

(1) an analysis of the number of Federal and State

agencies currently overseeing or regulating hospital

operations and the number and nature of the regulations

hospitals are subject to under each;

(2) an analysis of the number or percentage of State

regulations that are duplicative, outdated or unnecessary in

the current operating environment;

(3) an evaluation of the volume of resources currently

expended by hospitals to comply with regulations, including

the number of full-time equivalents, salaries, operational

costs and construction costs;

(4) an evaluation of the current sub-regulatory

guidance, policy statements or other guidance documents that

provide the framework for compliance enforcement;

(5) an evaluation of oversight structures that involve

several State agencies or several divisions within one State

agency; and

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