HB 75 — An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for definitions.

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PRINTER'S NO.   63

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 75
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, MARCELL, HOWARD, SANCHEZ, BOROWSKI,
        NEILSON, PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, HADDOCK, FRANKEL,
        HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN, KUZMA, OTTEN, KENYATTA, GUENST,
        PASHINSKI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD, FLOOD, SHAFFER AND FIEDLER,
        JANUARY 14, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
        JANUARY 14, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), entitled
 2      "An act requiring the licensing of practitioners of
 3      osteopathic medicine and surgery; regulating their practice;
 4      providing for certain funds and penalties for violations and
 5      repeals," further providing for definitions.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    The definition of "primary supervising physician"
 9   in section 2 of the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261),
10   known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, is amended to
11   read:
12   Section 2.   Definitions.
13      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
14   have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
15   meanings given to them in this section:
16      * * *
17      "Primary supervising physician."     An osteopathic physician
1   who is [registered] licensed with the board or a medical doctor
2   who is licensed with the State Board of Medicine and is
3   designated in a written agreement with a physician assistant
4   under section 10(g) as having primary responsibility for
5   supervising the physician assistant.
6      * * *
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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1. 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee · pa-leg
2. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Lisa A. Borowski (cosponsor) · sponsorship
3. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by La'Tasha D. Mayes (cosponsor) · sponsorship
4. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Kristin Marcell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
5. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Robert Freeman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
6. 2025-01-14 · sponsored by Arvind Venkat (sponsor) · sponsorship
7. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Carol Hill-Evans (cosponsor) · sponsorship
8. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Kristine C. Howard (cosponsor) · sponsorship
9. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Danielle Friel Otten (cosponsor) · sponsorship
10. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Benjamin V. Sanchez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
11. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Liz Hanbidge (cosponsor) · sponsorship
12. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Ed Neilson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
13. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Malcolm Kenyatta (cosponsor) · sponsorship
14. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Tim Twardzik (cosponsor) · sponsorship
15. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Ann Flood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
16. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Heather Boyd (cosponsor) · sponsorship
17. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
18. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Eddie DAY Pashinski (cosponsor) · sponsorship
19. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by G. Roni Green (cosponsor) · sponsorship
20. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Andrew Kuzma (cosponsor) · sponsorship
21. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Dan Frankel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
22. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Joseph C. Hohenstein (cosponsor) · sponsorship
23. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Jeremy Shaffer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
24. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Melissa Cerrato (cosponsor) · sponsorship
25. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Elizabeth Fiedler (cosponsor) · sponsorship
26. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Chris Pielli (cosponsor) · sponsorship
27. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Nancy Guenst (cosponsor) · sponsorship
28. 2025-01-14 · cosponsored by Jim Haddock (cosponsor) · sponsorship