PAMED News

Oct 10, 2024, 09:23 AM

Department of Health Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program Advisory Council Public Meeting

The Statewide Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP) Advisory Council, established by the Department of Health (Department) to aid in the carrying out of its Federal grant responsibilities.

Oct 10, 2024, 08:03 AM

House Liability Reform Legislative Package a Critical Step in Countering Lawsuit Abuse

Several members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have announced that they have crafted a package of bills aimed at securing important reforms intended to curb the ongoing problem of civil lawsuit abuse.

Oct 9, 2024, 10:02 AM

Department of Human Services Managed Care Assessment Program

The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing a proposed adjustment to the managed care assessment fixed fee effective January 1, 2025.

Oct 9, 2024, 09:45 AM

Department of Health Brain Injury Advisory Board Meeting

The Brain Injury Advisory Board (Board) will hold a public meeting on Friday, November 1, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Oct 9, 2024, 09:34 AM

Department of Human Services Payment for Nursing Facility Services Provided by Nonpublic Nursing Facilities Located in a County of the Eighth Class; Fiscal Year 2024-2025

The Department intends to make a nonpublic nursing facility supplementation payment to each qualified nonpublic nursing facility.

Oct 9, 2024, 09:23 AM

Patient Safety Authority Vaccination Webinar

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is hosting a webinar to educate providers about promoting robust vaccination programs.

Oct 9, 2024, 08:23 AM

Department of Health Asking Physicians to Update Data with License Renewal

Maintaining accurate and current information on providers is essential for effectively analyzing, designing, and designating areas with health care workforce shortages across Pennsylvania.

Oct 9, 2024, 08:00 AM

Department of Labor and Industry Examinations, Fees and Provisional Registration Process for Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators

The Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Office) within the Department of Labor and Industry (Department) is submitting this proposed rulemaking for the registration of sign language interpreters and transliterators.

Oct 9, 2024, 07:23 AM

Final Rule under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury released the final rule to amend certain provisions of the existing Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) regulations and add new regulations to set forth content requirements and timeframes for responding to requests for nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analyses.

Oct 7, 2024, 08:26 AM

First Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda

On October 3, 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to provide additional information about the first confirmed Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda. No confirmed cases have been reported in the United States (U.S.).

Oct 3, 2024, 11:23 AM

Trainings for Xylazine Associated Wounds

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) and Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH), in collaboration with the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CSFRE), are providing virtual trainings to clinicians and non-clinicians on best practices for caring for individuals with xylazine-associated wounds.

Oct 3, 2024, 11:12 AM

Health Care and Long-term Care Facility Preparedness for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Season

As we enter the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season, the Pennsylvania Department of Health urges all health care providers and facilities to take proactive measures to mitigate the impact of respiratory infections including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19.

Oct 3, 2024, 09:34 AM

Department of Human Services Continuation of the Alternative Payment Methodology for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

This notice announces the continuation of the Alternative Payment Methodology (APM) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) for the administration of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines administered during a COVID-19 vaccine-only visit.

Oct 3, 2024, 08:34 AM

Health Care Cost Containment Council Data Submission and Collection

Under §3305(a)(2) of the Health Care Cost Containment Act (35 Pa.C.S. § 3305(a)(2) (relating to data submission and collection)), the Health Care Cost Containment Council is required to publish a list of diseases, procedures and medical conditions, not to exceed 35, for which data under 35 Pa.C.S. § 3305(c)(22) and (d) shall be required.

Sep 27, 2024, 10:33 AM

Resolution of Nationwide Shortage of Penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin L-A®)

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has received adequate supplies of Benzathine Penicillin G (Bicillin L-A®) and is now lifting the restrictions for the administration of Bicillin L-A® for individuals who are diagnosed with or suspected of having syphilis. Read more.

Sep 26, 2024, 12:12 PM

Department of Health Medical Marijuana Advisory Board Meetings; Corrected Notice to Update the Department of Health's Office Address

The Medical Marijuana Advisory Board (Board) hereby gives notice that Board meetings on November 13, 2024 will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Capitol Media Center, State Capitol, Room 1, East Wing, Harrisburg, PA 17126, with an option for Board members to participate virtually.

Sep 26, 2024, 11:23 AM

Department of Environmental Protection Pennsylvania's 2024 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is seeking public comment on Pennsylvania's 2024 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan (Plan).

Sep 26, 2024, 09:23 AM

Department of Environmental Protection Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee Meeting

The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting scheduled for September 27, 2024, will be held at 10 a.m. in Conference Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA.

Sep 25, 2024, 20:41 PM

Department of Human Services Announcements from the Sept. 21 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin

Sep 25, 2024, 20:01 PM

Bringing Humanity to the Medical Field

Growing up in a medical family, Mona Syeda Masood, DO, always knew she would become a physician.