PENNSYLVANIA, October 7 - HOUSE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 385, 870

PRINTER'S NO. 1083

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

397

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 October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), entitled

"An act requiring the licensing of practitioners of

osteopathic medicine and surgery; regulating their practice;

providing for certain funds and penalties for violations and

repeals," further providing for definitions, for State Board

of Osteopathic Medicine, for practice of osteopathic medicine

and surgery without license prohibited and for licenses,

exemptions, nonresident practitioners, graduate students,

biennial registration and continuing medical education; and

abrogating regulations.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definitions of "physician assistant" and

"primary supervising physician" in section 2 of the act of

October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic

Medical Practice Act, are amended to read:

Section 2. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the

meanings given to them in this section:

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