SB 184 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for visiting team physician.

SB 184 amends Pennsylvania's Medical Practice Act to extend the duration that visiting team physicians can practice without a full state license. It increases the maximum time for physicians traveling with sports teams from 10 days to 45 days per sporting event, and for physicians certified by national sports governing bodies from 30 days to 45 days. The bill maintains the requirement that physicians must hold a valid license in another state or country. This change directly affects medical professionals providing on-site care to sports teams during events in Pennsylvania.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed Feb 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0124 Printer's No. PN0128 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update clarifies the scope of the medical practice exemption for visiting team physicians by explicitly adding a duration limit to the law. It also corrects the list of co-sponsors to reflect the current legislative roster. The changes ensure that temporary medical exemptions for sports teams have clear time limits, preventing indefinite practice without a full state license.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include duration limits for the licensure exemption, whereas the previous version did not specify how long the exemption could last.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (C) establishing specific time limits for the visiting physician exemption, capping it at 45 days per event with potential extensions up to 30 additional days upon request.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the list of bill sponsors by removing names who are no longer associated with the bill and adding Senator Gebhard.

Updated the bill header and printer's number from PN 0124 to PN 0128 to reflect the latest version of the text.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Professional Licensure
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0)
senate
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as amended
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors