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35 PA Cons Stat § 8136 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8136 - Special operations emergency medical services

§ 8136. Special operations emergency medical services.   (a) Purpose.--A special operations EMS service provides EMS in situations or austere environments that require specialized knowledge, equipment or vehicles to access a patient or address the patient's emergency medical needs. The department shall by regulation provide for specific types of special operations EMS teams.  (b) Personnel requirements.--By regulation, the department may establish additional training or expertise requirements for the EMS agency medical director and the EMS providers who staff a special operations EMS service.  (c) Other requirements.--By regulation, the department may establish staffing, equipment, supply and any other requirement for a special operations EMS service.  (d) Extraordinary applications.--An entity may propose to provide a special operations EMS need that has not been addressed by applying to the department for an EMS agency license to carry out the special operations EMS or, if it is licensed as an EMS agency, the entity may apply to the department to be authorized to provide the special operations EMS under its license. The department shall address each application on an individual basis and may conditionally deny or grant an application as appropriate to protect the public health and safety. The grant of an application shall be subject to compliance with any later-adopted regulations addressing the type of special operations EMS being provided by the entity.  (e) Protocols.--The department may include in its Statewide EMS protocols special operations EMS protocols.    Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8136 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8137 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8137 - First aid and other services

§ 8137. First aid and other services. (a) Purpose.--An EMS agency may provide EMS at industrial sites, amusement parks or other locations in need of the service. No ambulance or other EMS vehicle shall be required for this purpose.  (b) Staffing.--The minimum staffing requirement is one EMS provider.  (c) Other requirements.--As assigned by the EMS agency, the EMS provider may provide EMS and other medical safety services up to the level for which the EMS provider has the credentials to provide EMS for the EMS agency.  (c.1) Blood draw services.--A paramedic may provide assistance to law enforcement upon request to perform a legal blood draw on behalf of the agency from persons suspected of violating 75 Pa.C.S. § 1543(b)(1.1) (relating to driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked), 3735 (relating to homicide by vehicle while driving under influence), 3735.1 (relating to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence), 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or 3808(a)(2) (relating to illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock). Services provided under this subsection shall be considered to be within the paramedic's scope of practice. An agency vehicle may be utilized to provide the services under this subsection if the agency has implemented policies to ensure that EMS will not be unavailable when an ambulance is needed for a 911 dispatch. An agency may enter into an agreement with law enforcement to provide blood draw services under this subsection. A paramedic performing a legal blood draw service within the paramedic's scope of practice under this section shall maintain the same liability protections provided for under this chapter. It shall be permissible for a court to allow a law enforcement officer who witnessed the blood draw to testify as to the chain of custody in place of the paramedic who drew the blood.  (d) Protocols.--An EMS provider shall follow protocols approved by the department when providing EMS or any other services under this section.  (Nov. 3, 2016, P.L.1094, No.142)   2016 Amendment. Act 142 amended the entire section, effective in 90 days as to the addition of subsec. (c.1) and immediately as to the remainder of the section.  Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8137 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8138 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8138 - Other vehicles and services

§ 8138. Other vehicles and services.  The department may by regulation prescribe EMS vehicle and service standards for EMS vehicles and services not specified in this chapter. If the department establishes standards in this section, an EMS agency license shall be required to operate the EMS vehicle or provide the service, and an EMS agency may not operate the vehicle or provide the service unless approved to do so by the department.    Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8138 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8139 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8139 - Stretcher and wheelchair vehicles

§ 8139. Stretcher and wheelchair vehicles.  (a) Stretcher vehicle.--A stretcher vehicle is a ground vehicle other than an ambulance that is utilized to transport by stretcher persons who do not receive and cannot reasonably be anticipated to require medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation during transportation, but who, due to their physical condition, require vehicle transportation while on a stretcher or in a wheelchair.  (b) Wheelchair vehicle.--A wheelchair vehicle is a ground vehicle other than an ambulance that is used to transport by wheelchair persons who do not receive and cannot reasonably be anticipated to require medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation during transportation, but who, due to their physical condition, require vehicle transportation while on a stretcher or in a wheelchair.  (c) Prohibition.--Operation by an entity of a stretcher vehicle or wheelchair vehicle to transport a person who is known or reasonably should be known by the entity to require medical assessment, monitoring, treatment or observation during transportation shall constitute unlawful operation of an ambulance for purposes of section 8156(a) and (c) (relating to penalties) and, if used as an ambulance by an EMS agency, shall constitute misconduct in operating an EMS agency under section 8142(a)(7) (relating to emergency medical services agency license sanctions). For purposes of this section, unlawful operation includes, but is not limited to, the transportation of the person to or from a facility, a physician's office or any other location to receive or from which the person received health care services.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8140 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8140 - Conditional temporary licenses

§ 8140. Conditional temporary licenses.  When an EMS agency or an applicant for a license to operate as an EMS agency does not provide service 24 hours per day and seven days per week or is unable to participate in a county-level or broader-level emergency medical response plan approved by the department, the department shall issue a conditional temporary license for operation of the EMS agency when the department determines that it is in the public interest, subject to such terms as the department deems appropriate. A conditional temporary license shall be valid for one year and may be renewed as many times as the department determines that it is in the public interest to do so.    Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8137 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8141 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8141 - Plans of correction

§ 8141. Plans of correction.   (a) Correction of violation.--Upon determining that an EMS agency has violated this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter, the department may issue a written notice to the EMS agency specifying the violation or violations that have been found. The notice shall require the EMS agency to take immediate action to discontinue the violation or to submit a plan of correction to the department, or both, to bring the EMS agency into compliance with applicable requirements. If the nature of the violation is such that the EMS agency cannot remedy the problem immediately and a plan of correction is therefore required, the department may direct that the violation be remedied within a specified period of time. The EMS agency shall submit a plan of correction within 30 days of the department's issuance of the written notice. If immediate corrective action is required, the notice from the department shall request and the EMS agency shall provide prompt confirmation that the corrective action has been taken.  (b) Discretion.--The department shall not afford the EMS agency an opportunity to correct a violation without facing disciplinary charges if the department determines that it is not in the public interest to do so.    Effective Date. Section 9(1) of Act 37 of 2009 provided that section 8141 shall take effect 180 days after the publication of the notice in section 7. The notice was published October 12, 2013, at 43 Pa.B. 6093.  Cross References. Section 8141 is referred to in section 8142 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8152 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8152 - Peer review

§ 8152. Peer review.  (a) Immunity from liability.--  (1) A person who provides information to a review organization shall have the same protections from civil and criminal liability as a person who provides information to a review organization under the act of July 20, 1974 (P.L.564, No.193), known as the Peer Review Protection Act.  (2) An individual who is a member or employee of a review organization or who furnishes professional counsel or services to the organization shall have the same protections from civil and criminal liability for the performance of any duty, function or activity authorized or required of the review organization as a person who performs the duty, function or activity under the Peer Review Protection Act.  (b) Confidentiality of review organization's records.--The proceedings and records of a review organization shall be held in confidence and shall have the same protections from discovery and introduction into evidence in civil proceedings as they would under the Peer Review Protection Act. A person who was in attendance at a meeting of a review organization shall be subject to the same testimony restrictions as a person who was in attendance at a meeting of a review organization under the Peer Review Protection Act.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8154 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8154 - Prohibited acts

§ 8154. Prohibited acts.  (a) Making false ambulance requests.--It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally report a medical emergency and summon an EMS response if the person does not have good cause to believe that there is a medical emergency for which an EMS response is needed. A person violating this subsection commits a summary offense.  (b) Obstruction.--It is unlawful for any person to intentionally impede or obstruct any EMS provider in the performance of official duties if the EMS provider displays accepted department insignia or credentials. A person violating this subsection commits a summary offense.  (c) Impersonating an emergency medical services provider.-- It is unlawful for any person to display an insignia or credentials or act in any manner that would lead reasonable persons to conclude that the person is an EMS provider if that person is not an EMS provider with a current registration to practice or that the person is a higher-level EMS provider than the level at which the person is certified and currently registered to practice. A person violating this subsection commits a summary offense.  (d) Misrepresentation of license.--It is unlawful for any person who does not possess an EMS agency license issued by the department under this chapter to advertise, display vehicle markings or exhibit any other means that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the person is a licensed EMS agency or provides a type or level of emergency care other than that for which the person is licensed to provide. A person violating this subsection commits a summary offense.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8155 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8155 - Surrender of license, accreditation or certification

§ 8155. Surrender of license, accreditation or certification. The department shall require a person whose license, accreditation or certification has been suspended or revoked under this chapter to return to the department in the manner the department directs the license, accreditation document or certificate. A person who fails to do so commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8156 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8156 - Penalties

§ 8156. Penalties.  (a) Unlicensed agency.--A person who operates a service or vehicle for which a license is required under section 8129 (relating to emergency medical services agencies) and who does not have a license to operate the service or vehicle commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.  (b) Unauthorized practice.--A person who provides EMS without an EMS provider's certification or other legal authority to provide EMS commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. A provider who provides EMS without a current registration of the EMS provider's certification and without other legal authority to provide EMS commits a summary offense.  (c) Fine.--In addition to any other civil remedy or criminal penalty provided for under this chapter, the department may levy a civil penalty of up to $5,000 per day upon a person who owns or operates an EMS agency in this Commonwealth, without having a license to operate that agency in this Commonwealth, and a fine of up to $1,000 per day upon a person who provides EMS without an EMS provider's certification or other legal authority to provide EMS.  Cross References. Section 8156 is referred to in section 8139 of this title.
35 PA Cons Stat § 8157 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 81 - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 8157 - Adjudications and judicial review

§ 8157. Adjudications and judicial review. Except as provided under this chapter for an emergency suspension, the department shall hold hearings and issue adjudications in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure). The adjudications may be appealed to the Commonwealth Court under 42 Pa.C.S. § 763 (relating to direct appeals from government agencies).
37 PA Cons Stat § 101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Short title of title

§ 101. Short title of title.  This title shall be known and may be cited as the History Code.
37 PA Cons Stat § 102 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Declaration of policy

§ 102. Declaration of policy. It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding and policy that:  (1) Section 27 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania makes the Commonwealth trustee for the preservation of the historic values of the environment.  (2) The conservation of Pennsylvania's historic and natural heritage and the preservation of public records, historic documents and objects of historic interest, and the identification, restoration and preservation of architecturally and historically significant sites and structures are duties vested primarily in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.  (3) The irreplaceable historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of this Commonwealth should be preserved and protected for the benefit of all the people, including future generations.  (4) The preservation and protection of historic resources in this Commonwealth promotes the public health, prosperity and general welfare.  (5) The rapid social and economic development of our contemporary society threatens to destroy the remaining vestiges of our historic heritage.  (6) It is in the public interest for the Commonwealth, its citizens and its political subdivisions to engage in comprehensive programs of historic preservation for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of all the people, including future generations.
37 PA Cons Stat § 301 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 3 - Powers and Duties of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|Section 301 - General powers and duties

§ 301. General powers and duties. The commission shall have the power and duty to:  (1) Serve as the official agency of the Commonwealth for the conservation of Pennsylvania's cultural heritage.  (2) Preserve public records, historical documents and objects of historical interest, possession and control of which have been transferred to the commission.  (3) Initiate, encourage, support and coordinate and carry out historic preservation efforts in this Commonwealth.  (4) Provide for historical research and interpretation and public access to this heritage.  (5) Sell to the public any publications that are published by any department, board, commission or officer of the Commonwealth. (Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1395, No.173, eff. imd.)
37 PA Cons Stat § 306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 3 - Powers and Duties of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|Section 306 - Publications and reproductions

§ 306. Publications and reproductions.  The commission shall have the power and duty to:  (1) General.--Publish or republish, either through the Department of General Services or cooperatively by and with private historical organizations, materials of historical or archaeological interest; compile, edit and print these publications; enter into agreements with publishers to subsidize the publication of books on Pennsylvania history, archaeology, anthropology, art, cartography, folklore and other cultural elements of Pennsylvania's heritage by agreeing to purchase a sufficient number to make publication possible, but these agreements shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and the State Treasurer; produce or reproduce facsimiles of historical material and enter into agreements to subsidize the manufacture of facsimiles of historical material by agreeing to purchase a sufficient number to make manufacture possible, but these agreements shall be subject to the approval of the Governor and the State Treasurer; sell publications, reprints of publications, reproductions or replicas, postcards and souvenirs of an historical nature at the State Museum and at the other historic properties and museums administered by the commission; and sell to the public any publications selected by the commission for sale and published by any department, board, commission or officer of the Commonwealth.  (2) Official repositories.--Establish one official repository for its publications from among the qualified historical or archaeological societies within each of the geographic areas established and defined by the Department of Community Affairs as "Standard Regions." The Pennsylvania State Library and the Library of Congress shall also be official repositories for commission publications.  (3) Disposition of commission publications.--Make one copy of each commission publication available at cost to all qualified historical or archaeological societies; and deliver one copy of each commission publication without charge to each official repository. The commission is excluded from the provisions of section 2406 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.  (4) Proprietary rights to subscription lists.--Maintain proprietary rights over subscriber, membership or address lists that it creates which are excluded from provisions of the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law. (Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1395, No.173, eff. imd.)    References in Text. The Department of Community Affairs, referred to in par. (2), was abolished by Act 58 of 1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Community and Economic Development. The act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, referred to in par. (4), was repealed by the act of Feb. 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
37 PA Cons Stat § 307 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 3 - Powers and Duties of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|Section 307 - Qualified historical and archaeological societies

§ 307. Qualified historical and archaeological societies. Any historical or archaeological society in this Commonwealth shall be deemed to be a qualified historical or archaeological society if it:  (1) Has at least 100 paid members, has been organized at least two years and has been incorporated as a corporation not-for-profit.  (2) Holds at least one public meeting annually at which papers are read or discussions held on historical or archaeological subjects.  (3) Has adopted a constitution and bylaws and has elected proper officers to conduct its business.  (4) Has either established a museum or library in which books, documents, papers and other objects of historical and cultural interest are deposited or has made periodic publications totaling at least 25 pages each year relating to the history of this Commonwealth or of the area in which the society is located.  Cross References. Section 307 is referred to in section 103 of this title.
37 PA Cons Stat § 501 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 37 - HISTORICAL AND MUSEUMS|Chapter 5 - Historic Preservation|Section 501 - Short title of chapter

§ 501. Short title of chapter.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Historic Preservation Act.