PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2898, 3233 PRINTER'S NO. 3528
No. 2209 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, CHADWICK, BROWNE, TIGUE, BAKER, BARD,
BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN,
M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, CURRY, DAILEY, DALLY, FARGO, FLICK,
FRANKEL, GEIST, GODSHALL, HARHAI, HERMAN, LEDERER, LYNCH,
MASLAND, McNAUGHTON, MICOZZIE, NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE, RAMOS,
READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SCHRODER, SCHULER, SCRIMENTI, SEYFERT, SHANER, STEELMAN,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRELLO, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN AND
HENNESSEY, FEBRUARY 2, 2000
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 10, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.893, No.141), entitled
2 "An act providing for volunteer health services; limiting
3 liability of a volunteer license holder; and requiring
4 reports," allowing doctors with volunteer licenses to
5 prescribe medication to family members.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.893, No.141),
9 known as the Volunteer Health Services Act, is amended by adding
10 a section to read:
11 Section 10.1. Prescription of medication for family members.
12 (a) General rule.--A holder of a volunteer license, who was
13 able to prescribe medication pursuant to the laws of this
14 Commonwealth while a licensee, may prescribe medication to
15 members of his ANY MEMBER OF HIS family notwithstanding the <--
1 family member's ability to pay for his own care or whether the <--
2 family members are being treated at an approved clinic. For
3 purposes of this section, family members shall be limited to a
4 volunteer license holder's spouse, children, daughters-in-law,
5 sons-in-law, mother, father, siblings, mother-in-law, father-in-
6 law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, grandparents,
7 grandchildren or cousins. THAT MEMBER'S OWN CARE OR WHETHER THAT <--
8 MEMBER IS BEING TREATED AT AN APPROVED CLINIC.
9 (b) Liability.--The liability provisions of section 7(a)
10 shall apply to a holder of a volunteer license who prescribes
11 medication to a family member pursuant to this section, whether
12 or not the provisions of section 7(b) have been followed.
13 (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
14 construed to allow a volunteer license holder to prescribe
15 medication of a type or in a manner prohibited by the laws of
16 this Commonwealth.
17 (D) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FAMILY <--
18 MEMBER" MEANS A VOLUNTEER LICENSE HOLDERS'S SPOUSE, CHILD,
19 DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SON-IN-LAW, MOTHER, FATHER, SIBLING, MOTHER-IN-
20 LAW, FATHER-IN-LAW, SISTER-IN-LAW, BROTHER-IN-LAW, GRANDPARENT,
21 GRANDCHILD, NIECE, NEPHEW OR COUSIN.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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