Legislation
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þ Norwood Bill
 - proposed by Rep. Charlie Norwood, (R-GA) in April 1997
 - AKA Access to Responsible Care Act, PARCA, HR 1415
 - included prudent layperson standard
 - died in 1998
 - reintroduced as The Access to Quality Care Act

þ Cardin Bill
 - proposed by Ben Cardin (D-MD) in 1997
 - AKA HR 815, Prudent Layperson Bill
 - died in 1998

þ PA Prudent Layperson Acts
 - text of first Act:
   <act112.txt>
 - AKA Act 112 (HB 1415)
 - Requires insurers to reimburse insureds for hospital emergency room
   services acquired due to severely painful symptoms that a prudent layperson
   deems would seriously jeopardize health, severely impair bodily function,
   or create serious bodily dysfunction if immediate medical attention did not
   occur.
 - took effect 1/7/97
 - text (excerpts) of second Act, Act 68, AKA SB100 of 1997:
   <Act68.TXT>

þ PA Act 75 of 1996
 - text of act:
   <act75.txt>
 - makes it a crime to assault ED personnel