Allowing Legislative Agencies Access to Vital Statistics for Research Purposes
November 22, 2021 10:56 AM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
Senator Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Along With
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill
R Senate District 28
Memo
In the near future, we will be introducing legislation to allow Legislative Agencies to have access to research under the Vital Statistics Law.
Our legislation would make minor revisions to the Vital Statistics Law to expressly include the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee as a government entity and to clarify that their purposes are related to research.
On November 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 1087, which requested the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a series of studies on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the reporting and categorizing of deaths.
As part of that study, the Department of Health found various reasons to deny the LBFC access to redacted death certificates, citing that the LBFC is not a “government entity” and that the LBFC was not conducting “research”. While the LBFC understandably disagreed with these assertions, they were nonetheless denied access to the records to adequately finish the report.
We hope that you will join us as a co-sponsor for this important legislation. If you have any questions, please contact David Kozak or Chloe Mandara.
Our legislation would make minor revisions to the Vital Statistics Law to expressly include the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee as a government entity and to clarify that their purposes are related to research.
On November 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 1087, which requested the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a series of studies on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the reporting and categorizing of deaths.
As part of that study, the Department of Health found various reasons to deny the LBFC access to redacted death certificates, citing that the LBFC is not a “government entity” and that the LBFC was not conducting “research”. While the LBFC understandably disagreed with these assertions, they were nonetheless denied access to the records to adequately finish the report.
We hope that you will join us as a co-sponsor for this important legislation. If you have any questions, please contact David Kozak or Chloe Mandara.
Legislation
Document - Introduced as SB 1136
Last updated on March 7, 2022 10:54 AM
Allowing Legislative Agencies Access to Vital Statistics for Research Purposes
November 22, 2021 10:56 AM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
MENSCH and PHILLIPS-HILL
Memo
In the near future, we will be introducing legislation to allow Legislative Agencies to have access to research under the Vital Statistics Law.
Our legislation would make minor revisions to the Vital Statistics Law to expressly include the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee as a government entity and to clarify that their purposes are related to research.
On November 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 1087, which requested the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a series of studies on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the reporting and categorizing of deaths.
As part of that study, the Department of Health found various reasons to deny the LBFC access to redacted death certificates, citing that the LBFC is not a “government entity” and that the LBFC was not conducting “research”. While the LBFC understandably disagreed with these assertions, they were nonetheless denied access to the records to adequately finish the report.
We hope that you will join us as a co-sponsor for this important legislation. If you have any questions, please contact David Kozak or Chloe Mandara.
Our legislation would make minor revisions to the Vital Statistics Law to expressly include the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee as a government entity and to clarify that their purposes are related to research.
On November 19, 2020, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 1087, which requested the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a series of studies on issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the reporting and categorizing of deaths.
As part of that study, the Department of Health found various reasons to deny the LBFC access to redacted death certificates, citing that the LBFC is not a “government entity” and that the LBFC was not conducting “research”. While the LBFC understandably disagreed with these assertions, they were nonetheless denied access to the records to adequately finish the report.
We hope that you will join us as a co-sponsor for this important legislation. If you have any questions, please contact David Kozak or Chloe Mandara.
Document
Introduced as SB 1136
Last Updated
March 7, 2022 10:54 AM
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