Senate Bill 398 Printer's Number 1084

PENNSYLVANIA, October 7 - HOUSE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 386, 871

PRINTER'S NO. 1084

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

398

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY PITTMAN, SCAVELLO, COLLETT, YUDICHAK, MENSCH, YAW,

BAKER, HUTCHINSON, STEFANO, REGAN, BOSCOLA, BARTOLOTTA AND

BROOKS, MARCH 11, 2021

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),

entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine

and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;

reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and

Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for

its composition, powers and duties; providing for the

issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and

revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;

and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for

State Board of Medicine and for physician assistants; and

abrogating regulations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definition of "primary supervising physician"

in section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),

known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended to read:

Section 2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

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