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HB 319 Health regulatory boards; continuing education for certain individuals.

Introduced by: Sam Rasoul | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Volunteer health care providers. Requires health regulatory boards to promulgate regulations providing for the satisfaction of board-required continuing education for individuals registered, certified, licensed, or issued a multistate licensure privilege by a health regulatory board through delivery of health care services, without compensation, to low-income individuals receiving health services through a local health department or a free clinic organized in whole or primarily for the delivery of those health services. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2017.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Volunteer health care providers. Authorizes the Department of Health to enter into written agreements with health care providers for the provision of health care services, without compensation, to low-income individuals receiving health services through a local health department or a health care facility licensed by the Department and operated by a nonprofit entity; provides that health care providers who have entered into such agreements shall enjoy the protection of the Commonwealth's sovereign immunity to the same extent as paid staff of the Department while acting within the scope of the volunteer agreement; and allows health care providers who provide health care services pursuant to such agreements to use such service to satisfy continuing education requirements.