Healthcare (Medical Licensing)

SB 421 amends Pennsylvania's Medical Practice Act to limit when physicians must disclose complaints filed against them. It requires the State Board of Medicine to close complaint files without disciplinary action before physicians are not required to share those complaints with patients or others. The bill applies directly to physicians (who gain privacy for closed, non-disciplinary complaints) and patients (who may not learn about such complaints). The policy change takes effect 60 days after enactment.