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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania requires health care providers to report positive cyclosporiasis tests within 24 hours
Last action · September 24, 2026: Referred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Sept. 24, 2026Sponsors: Amanda Cappelletti and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania health care providers must report every positive test for to the department within twenty-four hours under a new bill amending the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955. The legislation requires the department to establish implementation rules and takes effect in 60 days.
Changes mandatory disease reporting timelines for medical practitioners handling gastrointestinal infections caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
health care providers
Health care providers must report each positive test of cyclosporiasis to the department within twenty-four hours.
Key Facts
- Health care providers must report each positive test of cyclosporiasis to the department within twenty-four hours.
- Reporting of positive cyclosporiasis tests must follow 28 Pa. Code § 27.21a(b)(1).
- The department is required to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the section.
- Cyclosporiasis is defined as a gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis.
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- The act takes effect in 60 days.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 24, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Sept. 24, 2026
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