During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wolf administration, through it's emergency disaster declaration, suspended a number regulatory requirements in the state.
On Friday, Wolf signed legislation (House Bill 854) to extend the suspension of those regulations through September 30, 2021.
In a release, Wolf said "Over the last few weeks, my administration has worked hard to educate and inform the General Assembly of the importance of the temporary rule suspensions associated with the COVID-19 disaster declaration.
"I appreciate the General Assembly’s adoption of my administration’s recommendations on the significance of keeping the important regulatory suspensions associated with COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration provisions in place for a few more months."
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In addition, he signed House Bill 464 to amend the Family Caregivers Support Act. According to the administration, this removes limitations on support and also stops caregivers from receiving benefits if they are perpetrators of abuse.
“Caregivers deserve to know that they have the proper supports in place to be able to provide the best care possible for their loved one and this legislation will provide important protections and assistance to caregivers,” Gov. Wolf said in the release.