HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 835
PRINTER'S NO. 1026
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
698
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, FARNESE, SCHWANK, MENSCH, J. WARD AND
K. WARD, MAY 31, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties;
and making repeals," further providing for definitions, for
physician assistants and for physician assistant license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985
(P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is
amended by adding definitions A DEFINITION to read:
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:
* * *
"Primary supervising physician." A medical doctor who is
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