PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1555
PRINTER'S NO. 2642
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1440
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MILLARD, NEILSON, DeLUCA, PICKETT, RADER,
SCHWEYER, JAMES, FRITZ, KAUFER, WHEELAND, BIZZARRO, MENTZER,
GAYDOS, HARKINS AND MEHAFFIE, MAY 17, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 24, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
and making repeals," further providing for definitions and
for State Board of Medicine; providing for medical imaging
professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants
and related fields; repealing provisions relating to
radiologic procedures and education and training required;
and making related and inconsistent repeals. FURTHER
PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, FOR
PERFUSIONIST, FOR GENETIC COUNSELOR AND FOR PROSTHETISTS,
ORTHOTISTS, PEDORTHISTS AND ORTHOTIC FITTERS; PROVIDING FOR
MEDICAL IMAGING PROFESSIONALS, RADIATION THERAPISTS AND
RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR LICENSES AND
CERTIFICATES AND GENERAL QUALIFICATION; REPEALING PROVISIONS
RELATING TO RADIOLOGIC PROCEDURES AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING
REQUIRED; AND MAKING RELATED AND INCONSISTENT REPEALS.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985
(P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is
amended by adding definitions to read:
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