Pennsylvania Act 2000-76 — VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES ACT - AMEND

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VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES ACT - AMEND
                  Act of Oct. 18, 2000, P.L. 599, No. 76              Cl. 35
                             Session of 2000
                               No. 2000-76

     HB 2209

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.893, No.141), entitled
        "An act providing for volunteer health services; limiting
        liability of a volunteer license holder; and requiring
        reports," allowing doctors with volunteer licenses to
        prescribe medication to family members.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.893, No.141),
     known as the Volunteer Health Services Act, is amended by adding
     a section to read:
      Section 10.1.  Prescription of medication for family members.
        (a)  General rule.--A holder of a volunteer license who was
     able to prescribe medication pursuant to the laws of this
     Commonwealth while a licensee may prescribe medication to any
     member of his family notwithstanding the family member's ability
     to pay for that member's own care or whether that member is
     being treated at an approved clinic.
        (b)  Liability.--The liability provisions of section 7(a)
     shall apply to a holder of a volunteer license who prescribes
     medication to a family member pursuant to this section, whether
     or not the provisions of section 7(b) have been followed.
        (c)  Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
     construed to allow a volunteer license holder to prescribe
     medication of a type or in a manner prohibited by the laws of
     this Commonwealth.
        (d)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "family
     member" means a volunteer license holder's spouse, child,
     daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother, father, sibling, mother-in-
     law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent,
     grandchild, niece, nephew or cousin.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 18th day of October, A. D. 2000.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE