PRINTER'S NO. 100
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
115
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, KNOWLES, MATZIE, DeLUCA, BOBACK AND
CALTAGIRONE, JANUARY 21, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 21, 2015
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; providing penalties;
and making repeals," further providing for reasons for
refusal, revocation, suspension or other corrective actions
against a licensee or certificate holder.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 41(3) of the act of December 20, 1985
(P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985,
amended May 6, 1987 (P.L.8, No.2), is amended to read:
Section 41. Reasons for refusal, revocation, suspension or
other corrective actions against a licensee or
certificate holder.
The board shall have authority to impose disciplinary or
corrective measures on a board-regulated practitioner for any or
all of the following reasons:
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(3) Being convicted of a felony or being convicted of a
misdemeanor relating to a health profession or receiving
probation without verdict, disposition in lieu of trial or an
Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in the disposition of
felony charges, in the courts of this Commonwealth, a Federal
court or a court of any other state, territory or country.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if a
physician is convicted of an offense under section 13(a)(12)
of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The
Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or a
substantially similar offense in another state, the board
shall permanently revoke the license of the physician.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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