b'provide CRNPs independent practice,17.The bill is in response to the stateE-CONSULTATION BILL was amended by the Senate ConsumerSupreme Courts action to usher trialINTRODUCED Protection and Professional Licensurelawyer venue shopping back into Committee on July 1.Sponsored byPennsylvanias medical liability system. HB 2385 PN 3247, legislation to require Senate Camera Bartolotta (R, Beaver,SB 1182 was referred to the Senatehealthcare insurance reimbursement Greene, Washington). Judiciary Committee. for interprofessional consultations, was introduced by Representative Lindsay The amended bill establishes the RuralTo initiate a medical liability lawsuit, thePowell (D, Allegheny) on June 5.A PACEP Certified Registered Nurse Practitionersplaintiffs attorney needs only affirm thatinitiative, the bill currently remains in the Health Care Access Program to allowa physician certified that the claim hasHouse Insurance Committee.an eligible rural CRNP to practice asmerit.No medical report or statement an independent primary healthcareis required nor is the Certificate of MeritTo view HB 2385, please use the link practitioner without a written orevidence that the defendant physicianbelow: House Bill 2385 PN 3247collaborative agreement with amay challenge.SB 1182 will remedy this(state.pa.us)physician in a rural area.A rural area isdefect and reduce frivolous filings.defined as a county with a populationSpecifically, the legislation would:density of fewer than 291 people per square mile based on the 2020 census1)Define and establish the credentials or a county as specifically designated. of a licensed professional whoRepresentative reviews a claim of medical liability. Lindsay Powell (D, SB 25 was slated for further SenateAllegheny) action several times during the2) Establish a process in which the July session but was pulled fromstatement of the licensed professional consideration primarily due to thewho has reviewed the claim will bePlease note that PN following a bill number House of Medicines grassroots effortsshared with the defendant medicalmeans Printers Number. The Printers Number in which PACEP members participated. indicates the most recent language of a bill. professional and will require that theWhen bills are amended, a new Printers We thank you for your support ofstatement is shared at the time ofNumber is assigned, and previous versions of PACEPs advocacy campaign. filing the certificate of merit.bills retain their assigned Printers Numbers. To view SB 25, please use the link below:3) Require, as part of the statement,2024 SESSION DAYSSenate Bill 0025 PN 1797 (state.pa.us) that the licensed professional be identified, and their curriculum vitaeSenatebe included as part of the CertificateSeptember 16, 17, 18, 30 of Merit filing. October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23 Senator CameraNovember 13, 14Bartolotta (R,To view SB 1182, please use the linkHouseBeaver, Greene,below: SB 1182 PN 1602.cfm September 16, 17, 18, 30 Washington)(state.pa.us) October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23 November 12, 13Currently, the B & B Team is tracking CERTIFICATE OF MERIT MEDICALSenator Davidmore than 230 bills and co-LIABILITY REFORM INTRODUCED Argall (R, Carbon,sponsorship memos for PACEP.To Luzerne, andview the priority list of bills tracked, Senator David Argall (R, Carbon,Schuylkill Counties)please use the link below:https://Luzerne, and Schuylkill Counties)plsgovtrac.com/report/lRL1introduced SB 1182 PN 1602 on May PACEP News | Summer 2024 7'