PRINTER'S NO. 3386
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2748
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY PISCIOTTANO, COVINGTON, MADDEN, HOHENSTEIN,
McNEILL AND SANCHEZ, JULY 13, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 13, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in matters affecting
government units, further providing for exceptions to
governmental immunity.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8542(b) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
ยง 8542. Exceptions to governmental immunity.
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(b) Acts which may impose liability.--The following acts by
a local agency or any of its employees may result in the
imposition of liability on a local agency:
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(10) Medical-professional liability.--Acts by health
care employees of local agency medical facilities or
institutions or by a local agency party who is a doctor,
dentist, nurse or related health care personnel.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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