b'UPCOMING PEP-PAC UpdateEVENTS By Michael Boyd, MD11/20/2024mandated strict inpatient nurse ratios, PACEP Board of Directors which would have severely exacerbated (Harrisburg) our ED boarding situation.After it passed the PA House and became 1/15/2025dangerously close to advancing in the PACEP Board of Directors senate, PACEP members engaged in (Virtual) successful grassroots advocacy with our 3/12/2025representatives explaining the negative PACEP Board of Directors unintended consequences of this bill.(Harrisburg) Thankfully, the bill died in the senate. 4/23/2025PEP-PAC continues to engage PACEP Board of Directors stakeholders regarding nurse practitioner Kalahari Resorts, Pocono Manor Michael Boyd, MDscope of practice and medical 4/244/26/2025PEP-PAC Chair malpractice reform. PACEP members PACEP25 Scientific Assembly have participated in stakeholder Kalahari Resorts, Pocono Manor The Pennsylvania Emergencymeetings in Harrisburg explaining the Physicians Political Actiondetriments of independent practice for 4/274/29/2025Committee (PEP-PAC) is the lobbyingNPs, and they are listening. Thanks to our ACEP Leadership & Advocacyefforts, bills that would allow NPs with Conference (LAC) arm of PACEP. PEP-PAC had a veryminimal clinical experience to practice Washington, DC successful 2024 and looks forwardindependently have stalled. 9/59/6/2025to many accomplishments when a ACEP Councilnew Congress is sworn in after theAt its core, lobbying is a means of Salt Lake City, Utah election. educating legislators about issues affecting us.9/79/10/2025In the current legislative session,These issues have a real, tangible ACEP25 Scientific Assembly PEP-PAC advocated for banning non- impact on our profession and livelihood. Salt Lake City, Utah compete agreements and mandatingThanks to PEP-PAC we have stopped insurance companies cover tele- bad bills from being signed into law and medicine services. HB 1633, sponsoredpromoted successful legislation, such by House Health Committee Chair Danas reimbursing for tele-medicine and Frankel and former PACEP presidentbanning non-compete contracts.Rep. Arvind Venkat, bans noncompete agreements and passed the PA House. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law SBPEP-PAC needs your contributions 739, requiring health insurers andso that our voices can be heard. managed care plans to pay for coveredThese problems face us every health care services provided throughsingle shift, and we are the experts telemedicine. These are big wins for ouruniquely positioned to present real specialty and our patients.solutions. Remember: you either PEP-PAC also waged a successfulhave a seat at the dinner table or lobbying campaign against Nurseyou are on the dinner plate.Ratios HB 106 in the PA Senate.This bill 16 PACEP News | Fall 2024'