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RESOLUTION 17-405:
FORMULARY EQUIVALENT ALTERNATIVES FROM
DENYING INSURERS HOUSE ACTION: ADOPTED
AS AMENDED
RESOLVED, that PAMED seek through legislation or
regulation the requirement that all insurers or their agents
provide formulary alternates with similar mechanism of action
at the time of prescription denial.

RESOLUTION 17-406:
FIXING INFORMED CONSENT WAS CONSIDERED
WITH RESOLUTION 17-409: INFORMED CONSENT
HOUSE ACTION: ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY
SUBSTITUTION RESOLUTION 17-406 IN LIEU OF
RESOLUTION 17-409
RESOLVED, that PAMED work in cooperation with the
Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania to
introduce legislation that will allow a qualified physician to
delegate his or her duty to obtain informed consent to another
provider who has knowledge of the patient, the patient's
condition, and the procedures to be performed on the patient;
and, be it further RESOLVED, that this legislation include
language to ensure that all information exchanged between
the patient and the individual obtaining informed consent
be admissible in court.

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RESOLUTION 17-407:
GOVERNMENT FORCED MANDATES IN
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE HOUSE ACTION: ADOPTED
AS AMENDED
RESOLVED, that PAMED actively oppose any legislation
seeking to mandate clinical guidelines upon the physician; and,
be it further RESOLVED, that PAMED notify its membership
in a timely manner of any new legislation from the Pennsylvania
General Assembly that seeks to mandate clinical guidelines.

RESOLUTION 17-408:
IMMUNITY FOR FREE OR LOW-COST OR
EMERGENT HEALTHCARE HOUSE ACTION:
ADOPTED AS AMENDED
RESOLVED, that PAMED reaffirm PAMED policy 435.967
(Liability Protection for All Uncompensated Care); and, be it
further RESOLVED, that PAMED advocate for physicians
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