Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB309: An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for power to license, for visiting team physician and for licenses, exemptions, nonresident practitioners, graduate students, biennial registration and continuing medical education.
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring the licensing of practitioners of osteopathic medicine and surgery; regulating their practice; providing for certain funds and penalties for violations and repeals," further providing for POWER TO LICENSE, FOR visiting team physician and for licenses, exemptions, nonresident practitioners, graduate students, biennial registration and continuing medical education.
From the amended text, June 24, 2025:
An act requiring the licensing of practitioners of osteopathic medicine and surgery; regulating their practice; providing for certain funds and penalties for violations and repeals," further providing for POWER TO LICENSE, FOR visiting team physician and for licenses, exemptions, nonresident practitioners, graduate students, biennial registration and continuing medical education. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 7.2(c) of the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, is amended to read: SECTION 1. SECTIONS 4(2) AND 7.2(A) INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH AND (C) OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, NO.261), KNOWN AS THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT, ARE AMENDED TO READ: SECTION 4. POWER TO LICENSE. THE BOARD MAY GRANT THE FOLLOWING LICENSES: * * * <-- <-- <-- (2) TEMPORARY GRADUATE LICENSE.--A GRADUATE OF AN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE QUALIFYING UNDER THIS ACT MAY, ON RECEIVING HIS DEGREE AS A DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHY, APPLY TO THE BOARD FOR A TEMPORARY GRADUATE LICENSE ON ITS FORM AND PAY THE REGISTRATION. A TEMPORARY GRADUATE LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR 12 MONTHS THEREAFTER AND SHALL BE RECOGNIZED ONLY AS CONFERRING UPON THE LICENSEE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROVED GRADUATE OSTEOPATHIC OR MEDICAL TRAINING WITHIN THE COMPLEX OF THE HOSPITAL TO WHICH HE IS ASSIGNED. IT SHALL BECOME NULL …