PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 731 PRINTER'S NO. 1530
No. 109 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, BAKER, FRANKEL, GINGRICH, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CURRY, CUTLER, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, MARKOSEK, MYERS, PALLONE, PETRONE, READSHAW, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, McILVAINE SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATERS, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, FREEMAN, FABRIZIO, GOODMAN, GIBBONS, MURT, KORTZ, COSTA, THOMAS AND MELIO, MARCH 9, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 8, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Establishing and directing a select committee to examine matters 2 relating to the shortage of health care professionals in this 3 Commonwealth. 4 WHEREAS, There are shortages of physicians, nurses and other 5 health care professionals in parts of this Commonwealth; and 6 WHEREAS, There are projections these shortages are worsening; 7 and 8 WHEREAS, These shortages are creating a public health care 9 risk, and the problems appear to be intensifying; and 10 WHEREAS, Skilled health care professionals are projected to 11 retire at numbers larger than the numbers of students that 12 medical, nursing and health care professional schools plan to 13 graduate; and 14 WHEREAS, It is difficult to attract health care professionals 15 to accept what for many are lower paid teaching positions at
1 times when the demand for teachers is increasing; therefore be 2 it 3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives establish a 4 select committee to study and make recommendations as to: 5 (1) The degree to which the problem of health care 6 professional shortages exists. 7 (2) Solutions to resolve the shortages of health care 8 personnel, including recommendations of any legislation and 9 actions that should be taken by State government officials; 10 and be it further 11 RESOLVED, That the select committee be composed of: 12 (1) Members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House 13 of Representatives: 14 (i) Four members of the Health and Human Services 15 Committee. 16 (ii) Four members of the Education Committee. 17 (iii) Two other members. 18 (2) Members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of 19 the House of Representatives: 20 (i) Three members of the Health and Human Services 21 Committee. 22 (ii) Three members of the Education Committee. 23 (iii) Two other members; 24 and be it further 25 RESOLVED, That the select committee hold hearings and take 26 testimony at such places it deems necessary in this 27 Commonwealth; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That the select committee be empowered to issue <-- 29 subpoenas CALL WITNESSES under the hand and seal of the chairman <-- 30 of the select committee commanding WHO SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE <-- 20070H0109R1530 - 2 -
1 COMMITTEE MEMBERS INSTRUCTING any person to appear before it, to 2 answer questions touching matters properly being inquired into 3 by the committee and to produce such books, papers, records, 4 accounts, reports and documents as the committee deems 5 necessary; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That the Committee on Health and Human Services and 7 the Committee on Education assist the select committee to the 8 extent deemed necessary by the select committee; and be it 9 further 10 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk, with the Speaker's approval, 11 pay for the reasonable, appropriate and proper expenses incurred 12 by the committee, including contracting for specialized 13 services; and be it further 14 RESOLVED, That the select committee report its findings and 15 recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than 16 November 30, 2008. B26L82SFL/20070H0109R1530 - 3 -