HR 1087 — A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a review of the data collection by the Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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46241087 THE2020 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFKLUNK, PENNSYLVANIABARRAR, HOUSEECKER, FEE, KAUFFMAN, MOUL, ROTHMAN, RYAN, COX, GAYDOS, OWLETT, CAUSER AND SAYLOR, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 A RESOLUTION SessionDirconduct an audit of No.the data collection systems utilized by the Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1087 2020 INTRODUCED BY KLUNK, BARRAR, ECKER, FEE, KAUFFMAN, MOUL, ROTHMAN, RYAN, COX, GAYDOS, OWLETT, CAUSER, SAYLOR, OBERLANDER, HICKERNELL, HERSHEY, JONES AND TOEPEL, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AS AMENDED, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NOVEMBER 19, 2020 A RESOLUTION Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct an audit A REVIEW of the data collection systems <-- utilized by the Department of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

and WHEREAS, Upon the release of the Department of Health's report, nursing homes immediately contested the information in the report, including information in the report stating that 20200HR1087PN4624 - 2 - COVID-19 cases exceeded the number of beds in certain nursing 20200HR1087PN4602 - 2 - homes;

and WHEREAS, In addition to the Department of Health's decision to combine the polymerase chain test results for COVID-19 and 20200HR1087PN4624 - 3 - the antibody test results for COVID-19 when submitting reports 20200HR1087PN4602 - 3 - on COVID-19 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health's failure to SEPARATELY report antibody <-- testing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has distorted the status of COVID-19 cases in this Commonwealth;

and WHEREAS, Instances of anomalies, inaccuracies, statistical impossibilities and other reporting concerns are still happening 20200HR1087PN4624 - 4 - at the Department of Health more than seven months after the 20200HR1087PN4602 - 4 - beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic;

therefore be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct an audit A <-- REVIEW of the data collection systems utilized by the Department <-- of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee <-- review information received from nursing homes, long-term care facilities, health care facilities, coroners and medical examiners to determine the accurate number of COVID-19 cases in this Commonwealth;

20200HR1087PN4624 - 5 - (6) Conclusions regarding the areas where data 20200HR1087PN4602 - 5 - discrepancies have been found and how the discrepancies can be avoided in future;

(4) The number of antibody tests or other serum tests performed, including the number of samples tested and the 20200HR1087PN4624 - 6 - number of individuals tested.

20200HR1087PN4602 - 6 - (5) The number of COVID-19 positive antibody tests or other serum tests performed, including the number of times the same individual tested positive for COVID-19.

20200HR1087PN4624 - 7 - and be it further 20200HR1087PN4602 - 7 - RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee review the delays in reporting of positive COVID-19 cases and the circumstances that are leading to delays in excess of 40 days in the reporting of positive COVID-19 cases;

and be it further RESOLVED, THATThat THEthe LEGISLATIVELegislative BUDGETBudget ANDand FINANCEFinance COMMITTEECommittee <--issue REVIEWa DATAreport COLLECTEDon ANDthe DISSEMINATEDCOVID-19 BYdata THEcollected DEPARTMENTby OFthe HEALTHDepartment ANDof ISSUEHealth Afor REPORTthe OFperiod ITSbeginning FINDINGS;March 6, 2020, and ending March 6, 2021, or for the period beginning March 6, 2020, and ending 60 days after expiration or termination of the Governor's declaration of disaster emergency issued on March 6, 2020, whichever is later;

ANDand BEbe ITit FURTHERfurther RESOLVED, THATThat THEthe REPORTLegislative INCLUDE,Budget BUTand NOTFinance BECommittee LIMITEDissue TO,interim Areports REVIEWevery OF60 ALLdays OFbeginning THE90 FOLLOWING:days after the adoption of this resolution on the COVID-19 information collected and any interim findings.

(1)20200HR1087PN4602 THE- NUMBER8 AND- TYPE OF COVID-19 TESTS COMPLETED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(I) INFORMATION ON THE COMMINGLING OF TEST RESULTS FOR POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTS AND ANTIBODY TESTS.

(II) THE DATA SYSTEM USED TO ENSURE COVID-19 POSITIVE TESTS FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL WERE NOT REPORTED AS MULTIPLE POSITIVE CASES.

(III) THE TYPE OF COVID-19 TESTS COMPLETED, INCLUDING POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTS, ANTIBODY TESTS AND RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.

(2) THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF STATE AGENCIES REPORTING COVID-19 TEST RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(I) THE COVID-19 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF STATE AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES TO DETERMINE IF DUPLICATION OF REPORTING THROUGH MULTIPLE DATA SYSTEMS HAS RESULTED IN MORE 20200HR1087PN4624 - 8 - ACCURATE DATA OR A DUPLICATION OF INFORMATION.

(II) LABORATORY REPORTING FOR COVID-19 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DETERMINE WHY THERE ARE DELAYS IN REPORTING COVID-19 INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT HAS RESULTED IN DELAYS OF INFORMATION BEING REPORTED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S COVID-19 DASHBOARD.

(III) THE PROCEDURES UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REVISE POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULTS AND COVID-19 DEATHS IN DAILY REPORTING OR ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S COVID-19 DASHBOARD.

(3) THE DEATH CERTIFICATES FOR RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH WHO MAY HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 TO ENSURE THE DEATHS WERE PROPERLY, ACCURATELY AND CONSISTENTLY REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ITS REPORT AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee issue a report on the COVID-19 data collected by the Department of Health for the period beginning March 6, 2020, and ending March 6, 2021, or for the period beginning March 6, 2020, and ending 60 90 days after expiration or termination of the <-- Governor's declaration of disaster emergency issued on March 6, 2020, whichever is later;

and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee issue interim reports every 60 90 days beginning 90 days after <-- the adoption of this resolution on the COVID-19 information 20200HR1087PN4624 - 9 - collected and any interim findings.

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