PRINTER'S NO. 2486
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
521
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY, READSHAW, TOOHIL, SOLOMON,
YOUNGBLOOD, WHEATLEY, MURT, RYAN, BAKER, ROTHMAN, CUTLER,
SONNEY, DUSH, MACKENZIE, ROZZI, BOBACK, DiGIROLAMO,
LONGIETTI, CALTAGIRONE, KINSEY, MILLARD, FREEMAN, VAZQUEZ,
WARD, PASHINSKI, MARSICO, V. BROWN, DRISCOLL, NEILSON, DALEY
AND ROEBUCK, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of October 16 through 20, 2017, as
"National Medical Assistants Recognition Week" in
Pennsylvania in appreciation of the quality care, support and
vital services provided by medical assistants in this
Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, The practice of modern medicine in accordance with
the exacting standards that society enjoys and expects would be
impossible to maintain without the clinical and administrative
duties performed daily in physicians' offices, clinics,
laboratories and hospitals; and
WHEREAS, In the specialized world of health care, medical
assistants stand out as versatile professionals who operate as
multiskilled practitioners and perform a wide range of roles in
physicians' offices and other health care settings; and
WHEREAS, Medical assistants must proficiently perform a
multitude of administrative and clinical tasks; and
WHEREAS, Doctors view medical assistants as vital partners
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