• Rep. Tony DeLuca comments on a bill signed into law that will reduce patients' risk of picking up an infection while hospitalized, with the goal of reducing unnecessary health-care costs.
• Gov. Rendell has signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Waters to expand the role nurse-midwives play in prenatal care.
• Gov. Rendell has signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Waters of Philadelphia to expand the role nurse-midwives play in prenatal care. Roseann Cadau reports from Harrisburg.
• Rep. Harry Readshaw comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Readshaw sponsored part of that package.
• Rep. Tim Solobay comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Solobay says these bills will cut costs and lessen time in the waiting room.
• Rep. Ron Waters comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Waters sponsored legislation that specifically expands the scope of practice for midwives.
• Rep. Scott Conklin comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Conklin says these bills will cut costs and lessen time in the waiting room.
• Rep. Mark Longietti comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Longietti says these bills will cut costs and lessen time in the waiting room.
• Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski comments on legislation that lawmakers have sent to the governor that would allow nurses and other health-care professionals to do the full range of serves they were trained to do. Rep. Pashinski sponsored legislation that specifically expands the scope of practice for dental hygienists.

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