Pennsylvania Medical Society is making the In-Office Medication Dispensing Policy available as a general resource. This policy applies only to dispensing of noncontrolled medications and is not intended to address every state and federal requirement that may apply to a particular medication.

The Statewide Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program (SPBP) Advisory Council will hold a public teleconference meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Renal Disease Advisory Committee will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss new and ongoing issues relating to treatment of chronic renal disease and the Department of Health's programs related to care and treatment.

The Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the status of the PHHSBG funding.

The Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Technical Advisory Board (Board) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The meeting will be conducted both in person and as a virtual conference.

Pennsylvania has reported the first case of LACV, a mosquito-borne disease, in a patient from Crawford County which borders Ohio where LACV is endemic.

Physicians, residents, fellows and medical students from across Pennsylvania gathered at PAMED's Advocacy Day on September 29 to meet with legislators and discuss the issues shaping patient care and the practice of medicine. Together, they brought the voice of Pennsylvania physicians and future physicians to the Capitol.

On September 25, 2026, PAMED and AMA filed an amici curiae brief arguing for the Superior Court to uphold a venue selection clause that limited where a medical malpractice suit could be filed.

Once you determine that an Active-Retired license is the most appropriate license status for your circumstances, the next step is deciding when and how to transition to Active-Retired status.

The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to allocate funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 inpatient disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments.

In 1988, the Department of Human Services (Department) implemented a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment system.

The Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act (Act) establishes a Statewide sexual assault evidence collection program to be administered by the Department of Health (Department).

On September 23, 2026, PAMED joined the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) and other aligned groups in filing an amici curiae brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The Statewide HIV Planning Group, established by the Department of Health (Department), will hold public meetings at 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120

The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services added Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel on December 16, 2025. DMD is a rare genetic disease that results in muscles becoming damaged and weaker over time. Symptoms include delayed growth, impaired speech, difficulty swallowing, loss of muscle function and progressive loss of mobility.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, an Academic Clinic Research Center, and its clinical registrant Organic Remedies, Inc. conducted a research initiative regarding the use of solvent-based extraction on microbial contamination of feed materials (marijuana plant) under the Medical Marijuana Act.

As we enter the 2026-2027 respiratory virus season, the Department of Health (DOH) encourages health care providers to take proactive measures to reduce severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths from influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory pathogens.

As retirement approaches, physicians should evaluate the licensure status that best aligns with their future, whether that involves remaining actively licensed, serving under a volunteer license, switching to active-retired status, or electing inactive status.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) recently released new guidance for states on the medical frailty exclusion from the new Medicaid work and community engagement requirements.

This piece was published as an op-ed in LNP. By Bonnie M. Zehr, MD, a pediatrician in Lancaster County and a Board of Trustee with the Pennsylvania Medical Society.