Section 4. PECC licensure.
(a) Licensing.--The facilities to be licensed by the department shall include all pediatric extended care centers which are not otherwise exempt as provided by subsection (b).
(b) Exemption.--
(1) The following are not required to obtain a license under this act:
(i) A facility licensed under:
(A) Article IX or X of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code; or
(B) Chapter 8 of the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act.
(ii) A school district.
(2) An entity which is exempt under paragraph (1)(i) is not prohibited from obtaining a license under this act.
Compiler's Note: The short title of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, referred to in this section, was amended by the act of December 28, 2015 (P.L.500, No.92). The amended short title is now the Human Services Code.