PAMED's Legal Resource Center

The goal of the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s Legal Resource Center is to provide quality, timely legal advocacy and resources for member physicians who practice in the Commonwealth. 

On behalf of Pennsylvania physicians, PAMED’s Legal Resource Center provides strong legal advocacy in the courts, legislature, and state government agencies. The Center also provides PAMED members with information and resources about laws and regulations that impact the practice of medicine, in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs), legal briefs, and webinars. 

Through PAMED’s Knowledge Center, the Legal Resource Center will help members find the appropriate resources to address a myriad of health-law related questions. This is a free service to PAMED members. This service is not available to non-members. 

 Looking for something you cannot find? Let us know! 
Call PAMED’s Knowledge Center 855-PAMED4U (855-726-3348) or email KnowledgeCenter@pamedsoc.org.

 

Legal Tracking and Advocacy

Legal Tracking and Advocacy Regulatory Advocacy PAMED defends the rights of Pennsylvania physicians in the courts through amicus curiae briefs or directly through litigation. Below are some examples:

 

Amicus Curiae Briefs & Court Decisions
  • PA Supreme Court Rules that Peer Review Activities of a Credentialing Committee are Protected under the Peer Review Protection Act, READ MORE 

  • PAMED Submits Amicus Brief in Res ispa loquitor Jury Instruction Case. READ MORE 

  • Superior Court Issues Decision in Medical Liability Venue Case. READ MORE 

  • PAMED and AMA File Amicus Brief in Peer Review Case. READ MORE 

  • PA Supreme Court decision in medical liability case has implications for peer review process confidentiality. READ MORE 

     

  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on medical liability case impacts how physicians obtain on informed consent. READ MORE 

     

  • Pa. Superior Court Rules in Medical Liability Case Involving Venue Decision. READ MORE 

     

  • PAMED Joins Amicus Brief to Keep Corporate Protections in Place for Health Care Entities. READ MORE 

     

  • PAMED Joins AMA Amicus Brief on the Responsibilities of Certification Entities. READ MORE  

 

Regulatory Advocacy

PAMED will continue to track the health care regulations as they move through the regulatory process.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken priority in the last month, traditional regulatory activity has ceased for the most part. PAMED's May 2020 update looks at at some of the Pennsylvania regulatory activity related to health care in 2020:

  • Regulatory Waivers Related to COVID-19
     
  • State Board of Osteopathic Medicine - Proposed regulations seeking to increase licensure and application fees

  • Medical Marijuana


View Regulatory Update

 

Medical Board Assistance

Contact Information

State Board of Medicine

Phone: (717) 783-1400
Email: ST-MEDICINE@PA.GOV

State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Phone: (717) 783-4858
Email: ST-OSTEOPATHIC@PA.GOV

For technical support with the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS) please contact:

Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
Phone: (717) 787-8503
Email: RA-BPOA@pa.gov