City of Philadelphia - File #: 200189

• File #: 200189
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: IN COUNCIL - SUSPENSION CALENDAR
• File created: 2/27/2020
• In control: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
• Title: Amending Chapter 6-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Nuisance Health Establishments," by adding a definition for Supervised Injection Sites, creating a presumption that they are Nuisance Health Establishments and establishing criteria to obtain the support of the community by requiring a hearing before City Council.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh
• Indexes: SUPERVISED INJECTION SITES
• Code sections: 6-1100 - Nuisance Health Establishments

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/15/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL
3/12/2020	1	CITY COUNCIL
3/12/2020	1	CITY COUNCIL
3/12/2020	1	CITY COUNCIL
3/9/2020	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services
3/9/2020	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services
3/9/2020	0	Committee on Public Health and Human Services
3/9/2020	1	Committee on Public Health and Human Services
2/27/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Amending Chapter 6-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Nuisance Health Establishments," by adding a definition for Supervised Injection Sites, creating a presumption that they are Nuisance Health Establishments and establishing criteria to obtain the support of the community by requiring a hearing before City Council.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE.
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CHAPTER 6-1100. NUISANCE HEALTH ESTABLISHMET
? 6-1101. Definitions.
(1) Controlled Substance. Any drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in Schedules I through IV of the Pennsylvania Controlled Substance Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, P.L. 233, No. 64 of 1972, 35 P.S. ? 780-104.
(2) Health Establishment. Any Establishment owned by or employing a Practitioner at which Controlled Substances are administered, dispensed, delivered, given as gifts, or prescribed.
(3) Nuisance Health Establishment. Any Health Establishment determined by the Department to be a menace to public health because of controlled substance use, sale or the exchange of compensation for prescriptions for Controlled Substances or because of conditions arising from those activities.
(4) Practitioner. A physician, osteopath, dentist, veterinarian, pharmacist, podiatrist, nurse, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to prescribe, distribute, dispense, administer or conduct research with respect to a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(5) Supervised Injection Site. A Health Establishment, including mobile facilities, staffed by Practitioners for the purpose of monitoring the injection of Controlled Substances.
? 6-1102. Identifying Nuisance Health Establishments.
(1) The Commissioner and his designees may enter and inspect at reasonable times and ...