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Prescription for Access The following bills expand access to health care providers by eliminating barriers and expanding certain scopes of practice to improve the quality of care that Pennsylvanians receive while lowering the cost of health care for families and employers. The Pharmacy Act
This legislation would allow pharmacists to enter into written agreements with physicians, permitting pharmacists to provide drug therapy management in academic health centers and group practice settings where the pharmacist is an integral member of the interdisciplinary clinical team. News release and sound bite: June 12 - Kula, Democratic leaders roll out health-care package The Medical Practice Act
This legislation amends the Medical Practice Act to remove the limit to the number of physician assistants for whom a physician has responsibility or supervisory obligation under a collaborative or written agreement. News release: May 18 - Hearing held on Readshaw bill to expand use of physician assistants The Osteopathic Medical
Practice Act
This legislation amends the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act to remove the limit to the number of physician assistants for whom a physician has responsibility or supervisory obligation under a collaborative or written agreement. The Professional Nursing
Law
This legislation would allow qualified certified registered nurses the ability to prescribe and dispense drugs within their specialty of expertise. It also removes the limit to the number of nurse practitioners with prescriptive authority for whom a physician has responsibility or supervisory obligation under a collaborative or written agreement. News release and sound bite: June 21 - Solobay bill to expand duties of RNs moving forward Sound bite: June 12 - Solobay comments on his legislation that would allow certified registered nurse practitioners to practice to the fullest extent of their training and education The Professional Nursing
Law
This legislation amends The Professional Nursing Law to provide certification for Clinical Nurse Specialist by the State Board of Nursing. News release: June 26 - Rx for Pennsylvania plan moves forward News release and sound bite: June 12 - Gibbons pushes Rx for Pennsylvania plan The Medical Practice Act
This legislation would expand the scope of a nurse midwife to provide and manage the health care of women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. This bill also would allow qualified nurse midwives to prescribe, administer and order certain drugs. News release: May 8 - Waters introduces bill to help Pa. nurse midwives and their patients The Dental Law
This legislation would allow qualified, licensed dental hygienists to perform additional procedures under the supervision of a dentist, administer local anesthesia and provide services in free clinics. News release: June 13 - Pashinski supports Prescription for Pennsylvania plan Sound bite: June 12 - Pashinski talks about his plan for an electronically-based prescription and medical records system. Pennsylvania Center
for Health Careers
This legislation would focus greater attention on the needs of Pennsylvania’s health care workforce by creating the Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers. Among its duties, the center will focus on workforce demands, examine recruitment and retention efforts, review diversity strategies within the industry, and assess the state’s medical education and training programs. News release and sound bite: June 12 - Seip to introduce bill to guide state’s health-care workforce efforts | |