PRINTER'S NO. 766
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
780
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, ISAACSON,
SCHLOSSBERG, HOHENSTEIN, GALLOWAY, NEILSON, DELLOSO,
KENYATTA, FREEMAN, JOZWIAK AND SCHWEYER, MARCH 4, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 4, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
Medical Advisory Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1517 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1517. Medical Advisory Board.
(a) Membership.--There shall be a Medical Advisory Board
consisting of [13] members appointed by the secretary. The board
shall be composed of an authorized representative from the
Department of Transportation, Department of Justice, Governor's
Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Department of Health,
Pennsylvania State Police and professionals as follows: One
neurologist, one doctor of cardiovascular disease, one doctor of
internal medicine, one general practitioner, one
ophthalmologist, one psychiatrist, one orthopedic surgeon [and],
one optometrist and one certified driving rehabilitation
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specialist.
(b) Duties.--The board may advise the department and review
regulations proposed by the department concerning physical and
mental criteria including vision standards relating to the
licensing of drivers under the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"certified driving rehabilitation specialist" means an
individual who plans, develops, coordinates and implements
driver rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities
and is certified by a national organization that assesses
knowledge and skills in the services.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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