PRINTER'S NO. 1000
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
685
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, SCARNATI, BROOKS, ALLOWAY, MENSCH, COSTA,
RAFFERTY, BAKER, WILEY, BREWSTER, VANCE, VULAKOVICH, AUMENT
AND WILLIAMS, JUNE 2, 2015
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JUNE 2, 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," providing for visiting team physician.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended by adding
a section to read:
Section 13.6. Visiting team physician.
(a) Licensure exemption.--A physician who is licensed in
good standing to practice in another state shall be exempt from
the licensure requirements of this act while practicing in this
Commonwealth if either of the following apply:
(1) The physician has a written or oral agreement with a
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