H2584B3899A07033 AJB:JSL 09/04/20 #90 A07033
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2584
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HICKERNELL
Printer's No. 3899
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 10, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Amending the act of October 26, 2016 (P.L.891, No.112), entitled
"An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join
the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; providing for the
form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and
duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and
the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact," providing for
criminal background checks for expedited licensure
applicants.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 through 21; page 2, lines 1
through 30; page 3, lines 1 through 12; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
Section 1. The act of October 26, 2016 (P.L.891, No.112),
known as the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act, is
amended by adding a section to read:
Section 2.1. Criminal background checks for expedited licensure
applicants.
(a) Submission.--For the purpose of administering the
criminal history background check required under Article V of
section 2 of the compact, the member board of this State shall
require an applicant for an expedited license under the compact
to submit to a criminal history background check conducted by
the Pennsylvania State Police. The applicant shall submit
fingerprints and other identifying information to the
Pennsylvania State Police. The member board of this State shall
not consider an applicant for an expedited license who refuses
to comply with this subsection.
(b) Duties of Pennsylvania State Police.--In order to assist
the member board of this State in reviewing the criminal history
background of an applicant for an expedited license, the
Pennsylvania State Police or its designee shall do the
following:
(1) Provide the member board with a report of the
applicant's criminal history record information as defined in
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