Bucks Montgomery Physician Winter 2021 - 20

QUARTERLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
of practice issues. After advancing out of the House
Health committee, the bill saw no further movement.
House Bill 2792 - (Thomas) - Providing for a long-term care
medical directory registry; PAMED supported this effort. The
bill passed the House 202-0 but received no movement out of
the of the Senate Health and Human Services committee.
House Bill 1737 - (Gleim) - Bill seeking to provide certain
civil liability protections for Covid-19 related lawsuits and
claims. A top priority of PAMED during the Covid-19
pandemic, this was a critical effort that we undertook. While
we were successful in getting this bill through the General
Assembly, it was ultimately vetoed by the Governor. House
passed the bill (192-0) and after significant Senate amendments
(29-20), the House narrowly concurred (104-98).
2021 REGULAR SESSION PREVIEW:
When the 2021-22 legislative session begins on January
5th, and members of the General Assembly take the oath
of office, attention will likely remain focused on pandemic
related issues along with the most recent election results
and processes. PAMED will be swiftly working to see
key legislation reintroduced (some of which already has
as of this writing) in the new session. We will continue to
actively engage and advocate to see these critical issues get
across the finish line. Additionally, we will be continuing
our efforts to protect and provide support for our
providers in the trenches during the on-going pandemic.

As a result of the November 2020 General Election,
both chambers of the General Assembly saw republicans
maintain their majorities with House Republicans adding
three members to their side of the aisle. In the Senate,
the numbers will either be identical to the 2019 session
or see Republicans net one additional seat as the results
of the Senate race in District 45 remaining undeclared
and likely to be determined in federal court. The political
breakdown of each chamber will likely look like this:
Senate: 29 Republicans - 20 Democrats - 1
Independent (note: caucuses with Republicans)
House: 112 Republicans - 91 Democrats
The PAMED government relations team will be working in
the early days of the new session to develop relationships
and rapport with newly elected legislators. Included in these
efforts will be familiarizing new members with our key
priorities and white papers on critical physician issues.

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