PRINTER'S NO. 1276
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1079
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, DRISCOLL, McNEILL, SCHWEYER, SOLOMON,
READSHAW, D. COSTA, KINSEY, NEILSON, KORTZ AND R. BROWN,
APRIL 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 7, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
Medical Advisory Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1517 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1517. Medical Advisory Board.
(a) Membership.--There shall be a Medical Advisory Board
consisting of [13] members appointed by the secretary. The board
shall be composed of an authorized representative from the
Department of Transportation, Department of Justice, Governor's
Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Department of Health,
Pennsylvania State Police and professionals as follows: One
neurologist, one doctor of cardiovascular disease, one doctor of
internal medicine, one general practitioner, one
ophthalmologist, one psychiatrist, one orthopedic surgeon [and],
one optometrist and one certified driving rehabilitation
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