SB 1440

                                                   PRINTER'S NO.   1908
                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                     SENATE BILL
                     No. 1440
                                             Session of
                                               2026
 INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, PENNYCUICK, SAVAL, SCHWANK, COLEMAN, YAW,
    J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, FARRY AND CULVER, AUGUST 19, 2026
 REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
    AUGUST 19, 2026
                                  AN ACT
1 Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
2    Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system,
3    providing for laryngectomy patient care QR code.
4    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6    Section 1.     Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 8159.    Laryngectomy patient care QR code.
9    (a)    Placement.--An ambulance or QRS vehicle shall display a
10 clearly visible quick response (QR) code in the patient care
11 area. The QR code shall link to a department-approved digital
12 resource that includes:
13(1)   Emergency airway management protocols for
14    laryngectomy patients.
15(2)   Visual guides for identifying stomas and
16    contraindicated procedures.
17(3)   Contact information for regional medical control or
18    laryngectomy support services.
1    (b)   Maintenance.--EMS agencies shall ensure that the QR code
2 is functional, up to date and accessible without requiring login
3 credentials.
4    (c)   Implementation.--The department shall promulgate
5 regulations within 180 days of the effective date of this
6 subsection to establish standards for QR code content, placement
7 and training.
8    Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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