HB2368

Providing for standardized human trafficking screening and intervention protocols in health care facilities; imposing duties on the Department of Health; and providing for training and enforcement.

Introduced·4/9/26
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Pennsylvania HB2368 mandates standardized human trafficking screening and intervention protocols in health care facilities.

Pennsylvania HB2368, the Health Care Human Trafficking Screening and Intervention Act, requires the Department of Health to develop standardized protocols for screening and intervening in cases of human trafficking within health care facilities. These protocols include evidence-based, trauma-informed care screening questions, requirements for interviewing patients alone if trafficking is suspected, and procedures for referring patients to victim service providers and legal resources. The Department of Health must also develop training and continuing education programs for health care staff.

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History

Apr 9

House

Referred to Health