(1) Promoting and maintaining mental and physical health
and wellness.
(2) Preventing disease.
(3) Screening, diagnosing and treating acute or chronic
conditions caused by disease, injury or illness.
(4) Providing patient counseling and education.
(5) Providing a broad spectrum of preventative and
curative health care over a period of time.
Section 3. Direct primary care, medical service agreements and
insurance.
(a) Direct primary care.--A physician providing direct
primary care based on a medical service agreement shall not be
considered an insurer or health maintenance organization under
the laws of this Commonwealth, and the physician shall be not
subject to regulation by the department for direct primary care.
(b) Medical service agreements.--A medical service agreement
shall not be considered health or accident insurance or coverage
under 40 Pa.C.S. (relating to insurance) and shall not be
subject to regulation by the department.
(c) Physicians.--A physician shall not be required to obtain
a certificate of authority under 40 Pa.C.S. to market, sell or
offer a medical service agreement or provide direct primary
care.
Section 4. Medical service agreement requirements.
In order to be considered a medical service agreement under
this act, the medical service agreement shall:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be signed by the patient or patient's legal
representative or guardian;
(3) be signed by the physician;
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