Section 1501. Specific Repeals.--The following acts and parts of acts and all amendments thereof are repealed to the extent specified:
(1) The act of April 8, 1862 (P.L.318), entitled "Supplement to the act incorporating the House of Refuge of Western Pennsylvania, approved twenty-second April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty," absolutely.
(2) The act of April 11, 1862 (P.L.425), entitled, "A further supplement to an act to incorporate an Association for the establishment of a House of Refuge for Western Pennsylvania, approved the twenty-second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty," absolutely.
(3) Section 3 of the act of June 9, 1911 (P.L.855), entitled, "An act authorizing the establishment and maintenance of psychopathic wards in certain hospitals; providing for the regulation thereof, the commitment of persons suffering with mental disorders to such wards, and for the payment of the expenses of maintaining and treating persons committed thereto," absolutely.
(4) The act of July 11, 1917 (P.L.769), entitled, "An act to regulate the importation into the State of Pennsylvania of dependent, delinquent, or defective children; and providing a penalty for the violation thereof," absolutely.
(5) Sections 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305.1, 2306, 2307, 2310, 2310.1, 2310.2, 2310.3, 2310.4, 2313.3, 2314, 2315, 2315.1, 2315.2, 2315.3, 2315.4, 2316, 2318, 2320.1, 2322, 2323, 2324, 2325, 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2332 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929," absolutely.
(6) The act of April 18, 1935 (P.L.48), entitled, "An act requiring banks, trust companies, bank and trust companies, private bankers, and building and loan associations to disclose the amount of deposits and investments of persons applying for or receiving unemployment relief under certain circumstances," absolutely.
(7) The act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2051), known as the "Public Assistance Law," absolutely.
(8) Sections 2 and 3 of the act of June 19, 1939 (P.L.434), entitled, "An act to regulate the acquiring of a legal settlement in this Commonwealth by any person now or hereafter confined in any public institution outside of the Commonwealth," absolutely.
(9) The act of June 19, 1939 (P.L.438), entitled, "An act declaring certain restricted State hospitals to be general hospitals, and, within the limitations of their individual facilities, open for the treatment of patients and cases which other general hospitals may treat," absolutely.
(10) The act of April 23, 1941 (P.L.20), entitled "An act concerning reciprocal agreements for the interstate transportation and the support of poor and indigent persons and to make uniform the law with reference thereto," absolutely.
(11) The act of June 3, 1943 (P.L.847), entitled, as amended, "An act creating a revolving fund in the State Treasury to be used by the Department of Public Welfare, to purchase, own, install, maintain and lease equipment and accessories for suitable business enterprises for the blind and for making advancements to blind persons for the purchase of merchandise, stock, equipment and accessories necessary to operate vending or refreshment stands or other suitable business enterprises in locations leased or arranged for by the Department of Public Welfare; providing for the payment for the lease of such equipment and accessories and for repayment of such advancements; authorizing the Department of Public Welfare to adopt rules and regulations and accept Federal funds," absolutely.
(12) The act of May 2, 1949 (P.L.889), entitled, "An act regulating the use of gifts and donations to State hospitals; prohibiting the withholding of allocations of money to such hospitals for certain purposes and imposing duties on the Department of Welfare," absolutely.
(13) The act of September 26, 1951 (P.L.1532), entitled, "An act providing for the commitment and transfer of certain female juvenile delinquents to the Pennsylvania Training School for Girls or to certain other institutions, and imposing duties on the courts of this Commonwealth and the Department of Welfare relative thereto," absolutely.
(14) The act of June 29, 1953 (P.L.300), entitled, "An act providing for compliance with Federal law and the approval of certain institutions; providing for inspections of such institutions; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Welfare; and imposing penalties," absolutely.
(15) The act of October 22, 1955 (P.L.725), entitled, "An act relating to reciprocal agreements for the interstate transportation and support of the mentally ill," absolutely.
(16) The act of January 26, 1956 (P.L.955), entitled, "An act authorizing and directing the Governor on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to execute an interstate compact concerning juveniles and for related purposes," absolutely.
(17) The act of May 21, 1956 (P.L.1642), known as the "Commonwealth Mental Health Research Foundation Act," absolutely.
(18) The act of May 29, 1956 (P.L.1803), entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the establishment of forestry conservation camps by the Department of Forests and Waters for the development and conservation of the forests of this Commonwealth and for the rehabilitation and training of male youth; giving additional powers to the Department of Public Welfare; and making an appropriation," absolutely.
(19) The act of July 15, 1957 (P.L.946), entitled, "An act providing for the selection of suitable lands throughout the Commonwealth for the erection thereon of new mental outpatient clinics," absolutely.
(20) Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 6 of the act of November 21, 1959 (P.L.1579), entitled, "An act authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies, with the approval of the Governor, to acquire, purchase or lease certain institutions for use by the Department of Public Welfare as youth development centers; giving additional powers to the Department of Public Welfare in connection with youth development centers; providing for reimbursement by counties for expenses of minors committed to youth development centers; and making appropriations," absolutely.
(21) The act of July 25, 1961 (P.L.860), entitled, "An act authorizing and directing the Governor on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to execute an interstate compact concerning mental health and for related purposes," absolutely.
(22) The act of August 8, 1963 (P.L.595), entitled, "An act relating to private institutions licensed by the Department of Public Welfare or Department of Health; providing remedies against persons operating without a license or violating the laws or rules or regulations made thereunder; and prescribing procedures to be followed," in so far as it applies to the Department of Public Welfare.
(23) The act of August 26, 1965 (P.L.400), entitled "An act relating to pensions, nursing home care and medical and other health care for the blind; prescribing powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare in connection therewith, and prescribing penalties," absolutely.
(24) The act of February 2, 1966 (P.L.1881), entitled "An act providing for the licensure and regulation of certain homes, hospitals and day care centers; prescribing powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare, imposing license fees and providing penalties," absolutely.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.