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SPRING 2021

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.
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (PAMED SUPPORTS)
* House Bill 681 (Ecker) Recently, Representative Ecker reintroduced legislation that aims to prevent the use of non-compete
agreements in health care practitioners' employment contracts.
PAMED is in the process of developing legislative language, in
consultation with Rep. Ecker, to amend HB 681 with language
that would better protect physicians employed by hospitals and
health systems while at the same time not disenfranchising physicians who own independent practices. It is important that any
proposal addressing this issue takes into account the concerns of
all PAMED members.

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LIABILITY PROTECTION (PAMED SUPPORTS)
* Senate Bill 273 (Baker) This COVID-19 liability protection
effort provides 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.

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INTERSTATE MEDICAL COMPACT ACT (PAMED SUPPORTS)
* House Bill 192 (Topper) This legislation calls to allow
Pennsylvania to fully join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, providing for criminal background checks for expedited
licensure applicants.

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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 tick-borne illness as part of their continuing education (CME).

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