PENNSYLVANIA, October 15 - PRINTER'S NO. 1231

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1043

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, VOGEL AND CULVER, OCTOBER 15, 2025

REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,

OCTOBER 15, 2025

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), entitled

"An act reforming the law on medical professional liability;

providing for patient safety and reporting; establishing the

Patient Safety Authority and the Patient Safety Trust Fund;

abrogating regulations; providing for medical professional

liability informed consent, damages, expert qualifications,

limitations of actions and medical records; establishing the

Interbranch Commission on Venue; providing for medical

professional liability insurance; establishing the Medical

Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund; providing for

medical professional liability claims; establishing the Joint

Underwriting Association; regulating medical professional

liability insurance; providing for medical licensure

regulation; providing for administration; imposing penalties;

and making repeals," in administrative provisions, further

providing for continuing medical education.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 910(a) of the act of March 20, 2002

(P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and

Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, is amended to read:

Section 910. Continuing medical education.

(a) Rules and regulations.--Each licensure board shall

promulgate and enforce regulations consistent with the act of

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

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