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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 102

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 72 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, DINNIMAN, TOMLINSON, ERICKSON, COSTA,
           RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, ORIE, EARLL, VANCE, O'PAKE,
           WOZNIAK, BROWNE, BAKER, PILEGGI AND STACK, FEBRUARY 12, 2007

        REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 12, 2007

                                     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," further providing for license renewal, continuing
     5     education requirements and disciplinary and corrective
     6     measures.

     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9     Section 1.  Section 6 of the act of December 4, 1996
    10  (P.L.893, No.141), known as the Volunteer Health Services Act,
    11  is amended to read:
    12  Section 6.  License renewal; disciplinary and corrective
    13                 measures.
    14     (a)  Renewal term.--A volunteer license shall be subject to
    15  biennial renewal.
    16     (b)  Fee exemption.--Holders of volunteer licenses shall be
    17  exempt from renewal fees imposed by the appropriate licensing
    18  board. [Volunteer]
    19     (c)  Continuing education.--Except as set forth in subsection


     1  (d), volunteer licensees shall comply with any continuing
     2  education requirements imposed by board rulemaking as a general
     3  condition of biennial renewal.
     4     (d)  Physicians.--Volunteer licensees who are physicians
     5  shall complete a minimum of 20 credit hours of American Medical
     6  Association Physician's Recognition Award Category 2 activities
     7  during the preceding biennial period as a condition of biennial
     8  renewal and are otherwise exempt from any continuing education
     9  requirement imposed by section 910 of the act of March 20, 2002
    10  (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and
    11  Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, or by board rulemaking.
    12     (e)  Disciplinary matters.--In the enforcement of
    13  disciplinary matters, holders of volunteer licenses shall be
    14  subject to those standards of conduct applicable to all
    15  licensees licensed by the appropriate board.
    16     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.










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