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.

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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