INFORMATION SUPPORT SHEET THAT CAN BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED
BY A PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER TO A PREGNANT
WOMAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH SECTION 3(A):
(I) A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT PERINATAL SUPPORT
CARE PROGRAMS ARE AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE MODEL
OF SUPPORT FOR A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO FINDS OUT THAT HER
BABY HAS A LIFE LIMITING CONDITION AND WHO CHOOSES TO
CONTINUE HER PREGNANCY.
(II) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HEALTH CARE
SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM PERINATAL SUPPORT CARE PROGRAMS.
(III) ANY APPLICABLE CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING
ANY 24-HOUR PERINATAL SUPPORT CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE.
Section 5. Penalties.
(a) Violation.--A physician who violates this act is guilty
of unprofessional conduct and the physician's license for the
practice of medicine shall be subject to suspension or
revocation in accordance with procedures provided under the act
of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic
Medical Practice Act, or the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457,
No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985.
(A) VIOLATION.--
(1) A PHYSICIAN WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT IS GUILTY OF
UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND THE PHYSICIAN'S LICENSE FOR THE
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION OR
REVOCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES PROVIDED UNDER THE
ACT OF OCTOBER 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, NO.261), KNOWN AS THE
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT, OR THE ACT OF DECEMBER 20,
1985 (P.L.457, NO.112), KNOWN AS THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF
1985.
(2) A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT
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