SB 1436

Abstract

Department of Health; Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory. Directs the Department of Health to establish an Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory (the Directory) to collect information regarding eligible health care providers in the Commonwealth who are qualified and who may be available to assist in the response to a public health emergency. The Directory shall include the name, contact information, and licensure, certification, or registration type and status of the eligible health care provider or, if the eligible health care provider is a fourth-year medical student, academic standing and anticipated graduation date of the fourth-year medical student if the student registers for inclusion in the Directory. Every health regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions, the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of Health, and each medical school located in the Commonwealth, upon the request of a fourth-year medical student, shall provide such information to the Department of Health for inclusion in the Directory. However, a health regulatory board shall not report information for any such person who has notified the health regulatory board in writing that he does not want his information included in the Directory.

Department of Health; Eligible Health Care ProviderReserve Directory. Directs the Department of Health to establishan Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory (the Directory)to collect information regarding eligible health care providers inthe Commonwealth who are qualified and who may be available to assistin the response to a public health emergency. The Directory shallinclude the name, contact information, and licensure, certification, or registration type and status of the eligible health care provideror, if the eligible health care provider is a fourth-year medicalstudent, academic standing and anticipated graduation date of thefourth-year medical student. Every health regulatory board of theDepartment of Health Professions, the Office of Emergency MedicalServices of the Department of Health, and each medical school locatedin the Commonwealth shall provide such information to the Departmentof Health for inclusion in the Directory.