(a) Regulations.--The department shall promulgate regulations to implement sections 806(d.1) and 806.3.¹

(b) Consultation.--Regulations pertaining to sections 806(d.1) and 806.3 shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Public Welfare² and other advisory groups that represent persons in the home health care industry, persons with physical disabilities and the aging community.

(c) Input.--In developing regulations pertaining to section 806(d.1), the department shall take into consideration the preferences and philosophies of persons with physical disabilities who receive services through home-based and community-based Medicaid waivers.

(d) Submittal.--Pursuant to the requirements of the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181),³ known as the “Regulatory Review Act,” the department shall submit proposed regulations pertaining to section 806.1⁴ to the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the Senate, the Health and Human Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Aging and Youth Committee of the Senate and the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee of the House of Representatives.

(e) Publication.--Within one year of the effective date of this section, the department shall publish the regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.