PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1987, 2063 PRINTER'S NO. 2184
No. 1580 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY KENNEY AND OLIVER, JUNE 10, 2003
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 24, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), entitled "An
2 act relating to health care; prescribing the powers and
3 duties of the Department of Health; establishing and
4 providing the powers and duties of the State Health
5 Coordinating Council, health systems agencies and Health Care
6 Policy Board in the Department of Health, and State Health
7 Facility Hearing Board in the Department of Justice;
8 providing for certification of need of health care providers
9 and prescribing penalties," providing for employment of
10 health care practitioners.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known
14 as the Health Care Facilities Act, is amended by adding a
15 section to read:
16 Section 817.1. Employment of health care practitioners.
17 A health care practitioner may practice the healing arts in a
18 health care facility licensed pursuant to this act as an
19 employee or independent contractor. A health care facility shall <--
20 not interfere with a health care practitioner's professional
21 medical or ethical judgment.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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