practitioner participating in the program for the purpose of
collecting data to complete the study under paragraph (1).
(3) The board shall provide the Joint State Government
Commission, upon request, with all information necessary to
complete the study under paragraph (1).
(l) The department shall notify the board and subcommittee
immediately upon receiving notification of an alleged violation
of this section. The board shall maintain current records of all
reports of alleged violations and periodically review the
records for the purpose of determining that each alleged
violation has been resolved in a timely manner, and if
necessary, forward the reports to the State Board of Medicine or
the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine for informational
purposes.
(m) The board shall promulgate regulations necessary to
implement the program as approved by the subcommittee
established under subsection (g)(1) and with the consideration
of any recommendations made by the Consumer Protection and
Professional Licensure Committee of the Senate and the
Professional Licensure Committee of the House of Representatives
for the purpose of evaluating the program. In order to
facilitate the prompt implementation of the program, regulations
promulgated by the board shall be deemed temporary regulations
which shall not expire for a period of six (6) years following
publication. Temporary regulations promulgated under this
subsection shall not be subject to:
(1) Section 612 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.
(2) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October 15,
1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.
(3) Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the act of July
31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth
Documents Law.
(4) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the
Regulatory Review Act.
(n) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
(1) permit a certified registered nurse practitioner to
practice under the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, or the act of October
5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical
Practice Act; or
(2) prohibit a certified registered nurse practitioner
certified under the program from consulting with or seeking
information related to patient care from a physician. For the
purpose of this section, no physician-patient relationship shall
be established between a patient and a physician with whom the
certified registered nurse practitioner consults or from whom
clinical information or guidance is sought.
(o) The program shall expire six (6) years after the
effective date of this subsection. Upon the expiration of the
program, the following shall apply:
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