PRINTER'S NO. 4134
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2695
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MURT, SOLOMON, MALAGARI, KINSEY, SAMUELSON, BURNS,
T. DAVIS, YOUNGBLOOD, POLINCHOCK, FREEMAN, STAATS, ULLMAN,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, CONKLIN, READSHAW, HILL-EVANS, GAINEY,
ROEBUCK, ROZZI, BOBACK, GREGORY, KORTZ, SHUSTERMAN,
MIZGORSKI, O'MARA, JAMES, BROOKS, D. MILLER, SANCHEZ, THOMAS,
SCHMITT, HOHENSTEIN, TOOHIL, DONATUCCI, JOZWIAK, HICKERNELL,
ISAACSON, DAY AND BRADFORD, JULY 14, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JULY 14, 2020
AN ACT
Providing for the establishment of an education program to
assist physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse
specialists and certified nurse practitioners in recognizing
and understanding cognitive impairments, including
Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, for continuing medical
education for physicians and physician assistants, for
continuing nursing education for clinical nurse specialists
and certified nurse practitioners and for report of diagnosis
by physicians.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Early
Detection of Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementia Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Alzheimer's disease or other dementia." An irreversible and
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