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Prior Authorization Reform
(PAMED supports)
Restrictive Covenants
(PAMED supports)
House Bill 225 (Mentzer)/Senate Bill 225 (Phillips-Hill) -
Prior authorization reform bills. There is a large coalition with
multiple provider entities and patient advocacy groups seeking to
make wholesale changes to the prior authorization process in the
Commonwealth. PAMED has played an integral role in developing
this legislation and working to advance it. Though there are reserved
bill numbers, there has been no legislative language introduced at
this time.
House Bill 681 (Ecker) - Recently, Representative Ecker
reintroduced his legislation that aims to prevent the use of noncompete agreements in health care practitioners' employment
contracts. PAMED has long had policy to support this effort and
will be working to ensure that any legislation that moves forward
considers the impact on all PAMED members.
International Medical
Graduates (IMG)
Licensure Parity
House Bill 245 (Kaufer) - Rep. Kaufer has reintroduced his effort to
support IMGs through this legislation, which seeks to modernize the
process by which graduates of international medical schools become
licensed. Similar legislation passed the House last session, but stalled
in the Senate.
CRNPs
Senate Bill 25 (Bartolotta) - PAMED has long opposed these
efforts, but last session agreed to listen/negotiate a pilot program
where CRNPs would be granted independent practice with specific
guidelines and restrictions. As this effort did not come to fruition,
stakeholders are working to determine what legislative action, if any,
would look like given the outcome of the previous session.
Out-of-Network Balance Billing
HCO 128 (Rapp) - Co-sponsor memorandum to advance
legislation that would protect consumers from surprise balance bills
from medical providers. PAMED has played a lead role in this effort
to advance fair legislation dealing with balance billing. Given the
recent passage of the Federal legislation on this topic, No Surprises
Act, comprehensive protection to consumers was provided. At this
time, we are asking the General Assembly to defer consideration of
state level legislation pending the full implementation of the new
Federal law. There still may be need for state level legislation in the
future, but we won't know until the Federal law is fully in place.
Liability Protection
(PAMED supports)
Senate Bill 273 (Baker) - COVID-19 liability protection effort;
providing for limited, temporary, and targeted COVID-19-related
liability protections for health care workers engaged in the care and
management of patients with or suspected of having COVID-19. SB
273 seeks to address the disparity between independently practicing
physicians with those associated with hospitals.
Interstate Medical Compact
Act (PAMED supports)
House Bill 192 (Topper) - Legislation to allow Pennsylvania to
fully join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for
criminal background checks for expedited licensure applicants.
Opioid Prescribing Limits
Senate Bill 169 (Yaw) - This bill would limit the prescription for a
controlled substance containing an opioid to seven days unless there
is a medical emergency that puts the patients' health or safety at risk.
PAMED has been in discussions with Senator Yaw's staff regarding
the bill's text.
Lyme Disease CME
(PAMED opposes)
Senate Bill 281 - (Brooks) - This legislation would require health
care practitioners to learn more about Lyme disease and other tickborne illness as part of their continuing education (CME).
Stay up to date on these and other issues at www.pamedsoc.org and in The Dose.
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