Pennsylvania Act 2016-119 — MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT OF 1985 - PERFUSIONIST

Act text

Session of 2016

No. 2016-119

HB 1841

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; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for perfusionist.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 13.3(h)(1) of the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, added June 11, 2008 (P.L.154, No.19), is amended to read:

Section 13.3. Perfusionist.

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(h) Temporary graduate license to practice perfusion.--

(1) The board may issue a temporary graduate license to practice perfusion to an individual who has graduated from an educational program that complies with the education requirements of this act. All of the following shall apply:

(i) The individual has applied for the examination and is eligible to take the required examination.

(ii) The individual's authorization to practice perfusion is granted only under the supervision and direction of a perfusionist licensed under this act.

(iii) The license shall be issued for a period of two years and shall be nonrenewable.

[(iv) The license shall expire immediately upon notice that the individual has failed the required examination under this act.]

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 2nd day of November, A.D. 2016.

TOM WOLF