b'EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE go back to page 1Kudos to our Immediate Past President, Dr. Jennifer Savino,departments statewide. We remain committed to opposing for her leadership in organizing and guiding our delegationlegislation that threatens the quality and safety of patient care. through what Im confident will be another successful yearIf this or similar bills gain momentum, please watch for a call to for Pennsylvania! Our delegation drafted nine resolutions, inaction from PACEP to contact your local legislators.addition to five memorial resolutions. We ultimately withdrewPACEP Reaffirms EMTALA: The Emergency Medical Treatment fourconsidered wins, as their goals are now being directlyand Labor Act (EMTALA) came into focus in June following addressed by ACEP committees or leadership without the riskCMSs June 3, 2025 decision to rescind the July 2022 EMTALA of being amended or voted down at Council. Of the remainingguidance, with a subsequent clarification issued on June 13. five, we secured multiple co-sponsorships from other stateWe hope you saw PACEPs response, which we shared on our chapters and ACEP Sections. PACEP is also co-sponsoringchapters page on ACEPs engagED platform. If you havent seen another chapters resolution. Were also proud to share that ourit yet, please log into engagED to review our full statement. As former Executive Director, Jan Reisinger, will receive the Dianewe stated in our letter: K. Bollman Chapter Advocate Award, to be awarded during the In Pennsylvania, where legal Council meeting.From drafting resolutions and gathering co-sponsors tolandscapes around reproductive participating in Reference Committee meetings and developingcare may shift, we urge policymakers asynchronous testimony, Im incredibly proud of the work ourto ensure that state law does not delegation has doneand Im confident they will representconflict with the federal protections PACEP well at Council.enshrined in EMTALA. Emergency Pennsylvania Department of Health: Did you know PACEPphysicians must be able to practice has been working directly with the Pennsylvania Departmentwithout ambiguity, assured that of Health and other healthcare organizations to address EDstabilizing care is legally protected overcrowding? Beginning in June 2024, PACEP joined forcesand institutionally supported.with the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) and the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) as part of a DOH-led initiative to investigate and improve ED overcrowding. PACEP had full representation on every working group, with either Dr. Jennifer Savino or myself attending every meeting and other PACEP leaders strategically assigned to working groups. Two of our members served as group leadsDr. Chris Berry led the EMS/Prehospital group, and Dr. Blake Bailey led the Transfer to External Facilities group. This summer, the full task force reconvened to compile recommendations, which will be sent to Governor Shapiro in the coming months. The Department of Health has expressed sincere appreciation for PACEPs active involvement, and we hope this collaboration opens the door for continued partnership in the future.CRNP Scope of Practice: As many know, a bill was introduced in 20192020 to establish a Certified Registered NurseTake Home Medications Bill: When you discharge a patient Practitioner (CRNP) Pilot Program in Pennsylvania. Since ourfrom your ED overnight, on weekends, or holidays, do you know last newsletter, there has been renewed interest in the programif they can access a pharmacy to fill their prescriptions? Can yourwith proposed changes that further reduce restrictions andpatients take home the inhaler used to treat them in the ED, expand CRNP scope of practice. PACEP responded swiftly byor similar medications that come in multi-dose dispensers? In submitting a letter of opposition to Chairmen Burns and Emrickmy practice in Central PA, only two pharmacies in the area are of the House Professional Licensure Committee, highlightingopen 24/7assuming patients have transportation to even get the potential impact on patient care and emergencythere. In more rural areas, options may be even more limited.6 PACEP News | Summer 2025'