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IN THE NEWS:
PA Legislature Extends Regulatory Waivers for Additional 6 Months
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n Sept. 29, 2021, the Pennsylvania General Assembly unanimously passed a bill (HB 1861) to extend a number of regulatory waivers, which were granted in respond to the COVID-19 emergency and were set to expire on Sept. 30, another six months. With this extension, waivers will now expire March 31, 2022. Gov. Wolf has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. Gov. Wolf signed HB 1861 into law on Sept. 30, 2021 as Act 73 of 2021. Act 73 extends regulatory, statutes, rules, and regulations temporally waived by the Pa. Department of Health, the Pa. Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA), and other state departments and agencies to March 31, 2022 unless terminated sooner by the authority that initially issued the waiver. BPOA has already terminated some waivers that have served their purpose in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A list of all the waivers issued by BPOA and their expiration dates can be found on BPOA’s website. BPOA has updated this information with the new March 31, 2022 expiration date. The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) will continue to monitor the expiration of regulatory waivers and provide updates to members accordingly. PAMED will alert members if any waivers related to physician practice or licensure are ended sooner than March 31, 2022.
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