PRINTER'S NO. 4057
No. 754 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, BIANCUCCI, MARKOSEK, TANGRETTI,
CALTAGIRONE, BELFANTI, SANTONI, DeWEESE, GODSHALL, STABACK,
PISTELLA, SURRA, READSHAW, BEYER, PARKER, BELARDI,
YOUNGBLOOD, SIPTROTH, FRANKEL, HARHAI, WOJNAROSKI, THOMAS,
SAYLOR, GEORGE, B. SMITH, BEBKO-JONES, SHANER, PETRARCA,
KOTIK, PETRONE, JOSEPHS, GRUCELA, GOODMAN, LEACH, WALKO,
BLACKWELL, SONNEY, MYERS, DALEY, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, COSTA,
OLIVER, YUDICHAK, TIGUE, SAINATO, BAKER, JAMES, MANDERINO,
VEON, PALLONE, FREEMAN AND MELIO, MAY 11, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 11, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Establishing and directing a select committee to examine matters
2 relating to the shortage of health care professionals in this
3 Commonwealth.
4 WHEREAS, There are shortages of physicians, nurses and other
5 health care professionals in parts of this Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, There are projections these shortages are worsening;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, These shortages are creating a public health care
9 risk, and the problems appear to be intensifying; and
10 WHEREAS, Skilled health care professionals are projected to
11 retire at numbers larger than the numbers of students that
12 medical, nursing and health care professional schools plan to
13 graduate; and
14 WHEREAS, It is difficult to attract health care professionals
1 to accept what for many are lower paid teaching positions at
2 times when the demand for teachers is increasing; therefore be
3 it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives establish a
5 select committee to study and make recommendations as to:
6 (1) The degree to which the problem of health care
7 professional shortages exists.
8 (2) Solutions to resolve the shortages of health care
9 personnel, including recommendations of any legislation and
10 actions that should be taken by State government officials;
11 and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the select committee be composed of:
13 (1) Members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House
14 of Representatives:
15 (i) Four members of the Health and Human Services
16 Committee.
17 (ii) Four members of the Education Committee.
18 (iii) Two other members.
19 (2) Members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of
20 the House of Representatives:
21 (i) Three members of the Health and Human Services
22 Committee.
23 (ii) Three members of the Education Committee.
24 (iii) Two other members;
25 and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the select committee hold hearings and take
27 testimony at such places it deems necessary in this
28 Commonwealth; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That the select committee be empowered to issue
30 subpoenas under the hand and seal of the chairman of the select
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1 committee commanding any person to appear before it, to answer
2 questions touching matters properly being inquired into by the
3 committee and to produce such books, papers, records, accounts,
4 reports and documents as the committee deems necessary; and be
5 it further
6 RESOLVED, That the Committee on Health and Human Services and
7 the Committee on Education assist the select committee to the
8 extent deemed necessary by the select committee; and be it
9 further
10 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk, with the Speaker's approval,
11 pay for the reasonable, appropriate and proper expenses incurred
12 by the committee, including contracting for specialized
13 services; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the select committee report its findings and
15 recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than
16 November 30, 2006.
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