PENNSYLVANIA, February 24 - (11) A clinical laboratory:

(i) certified under section 353 of the Public Health

Service Act (58 Stat. 682, 42 U.S.C. § 263a); or

(ii) licensed under the act of September 26, 1951

(P.L.1539, No.389), known as The Clinical Laboratory Act.

(12) An individual employed or contracted by a person

under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),

(10) or (11), who is involved in providing medical care.

"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus as identified in the

proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on

March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).

"Direct cost." The direct labor and direct material costs of

producing personal protective equipment, excluding any

manufacturing overhead costs.

"Institution of higher education." The term includes any of

the following:

(1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A of

the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the

Public School Code of 1949.

(2) The State System of Higher Education. This paragraph

includes a university within the system.

(3) The Pennsylvania State University, the University of

Pittsburgh, Temple University, Lincoln University or an

institution designated as State-related by the Commonwealth.

(4) The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and The

Pennsylvania College of Technology.

(5) A rural regional college operating under Article

XIX-G of the Public School Code of 1949.

(6) An institution of higher education located in and

incorporated or chartered by the Commonwealth and entitled to

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