PAMED News

The State Board of Pharmacy (board) amends its regulations to include child abuse reporting and training requirements.

After a 135-day budget stalemate, Pennsylvania lawmakers and Governor Josh Shapiro struck a bipartisan deal on a $50.09 billion spending plan for FY 2025-26.

The State Board of Nursing has worked with the DOH, State Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine, organ procurement organizations, and other agencies to develop an approved curriculum for continuing education in organ donation which is now available for providers.

The Department of Human Services (Department) announces changes to the Medical Assistance (MA) Program Fee Schedule.

Contributed by Marilyn Heine, MD, Member, AMA Board of Trustees, December 2025

PAMED recently received reports that people pretending to be from one of the health-related boards are contacting licensees by phone about their license.

Recently, PAMED submitted comments in response to requests for information issued by two different federal organizations, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Federal Trade Commission.

Drug overdose is a public health crisis. Dr. Baston realized how easily available technologies could be combined to provide safety from overdose for patients exposed to opioids.

The State Board of Pharmacy (Board) proposes to amend its regulations on licensure by endorsement and provisional endorsement license.

Richard Wender, MD, a trailblazer in public health and family medicine, has been named the 2025 recipient of PAMED’s Distinguished Service Award and highest honor.

The Trump administration recently issued an Executive Order (EO) addressing state-level artificial intelligence (AI) laws.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) recently hosted its hybrid House of Delegates (HOD) meeting, welcoming participants both virtually and in person.

Earlier today, PAMED and the AMA picked up a win in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on a case in which we had partnered to submit an amici curiae brief. In Wunderly v. St. Luke’s Hospital, et al., a divided Supreme Court determined that the Mental Health Procedures Act had been properly applied to provide St. Luke’s Hospital with immunity from suit under the facts of the case.

The Department of Health published the guidelines and fees that a health care provider or facility may charge in response to a request for production of medical charts or records.

Long before he wore a white coat, Matthew Simpson, MD understood the power of care, and he has spent his life making sure others feel it too. rowing up, he witnessed the impact of chronic illness on his family and neighbors, and how preventable conditions could worsen due to a lack of access to care, education, and resources.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is urging health care providers to remain alert for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) as AFM season approaches.

A message from incoming PAMED President, Arvind Cavale, MD, FACE, FCPP, PCEO

On May 12, 2023, the Department issued Bulletin OMHSAS-23-5, titled ''Confidentiality of Records Changes Due to Act 32 of 2022 and Aligning with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996'' to inform stakeholders of changes to the list of permissible disclosures and new definitions under the Act. The Department is issuing notice of proposed regulations to amend Chapter 5100 to align with Act 32 of 2022 and HIPAA requirements.

On December 5, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend individual-based decision-making for parents deciding whether to give the hepatitis B vaccine, including the birth dose, to infants born to women who test negative for the virus.

The State Board of Medicine (Board) proposes to amend continuing education and volunteer services regulations.