PA Public Hearing Lyme Bill HR272
Pennsylvania Public Hearing Lyme Bill HR 272
Be There for Support! Time to rally together!
“The Hearing Is TOMORROW! 10-noon in Harrisburg Capitol Annex, East Wing room 60!!! If you have not sent your message to Elizabeth Yarnell and your Representative please DO!! It can be the same letter to both of them!!! And Elizabeth Yarnell’s email is: eyarnell@pahousegop.com As a dear friend reminded me, there is no room for complacency here. We can help change the course of history. Together we are stronger.”
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The hearing will be held Tuesday, August 30, 2011, from 10:00am – 12:00pm.
Capitol Annex in Harrisburg, PA in Room 60 East Wing
The Human Services Committee of the PA House of Representatives will be holding a public hearing on HB 272, The Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment Act.
This legislation directs the Department of Health to establish a task force to address the issues surrounding Lyme disease and other tick borne infections. The task force is directed to investigate and make recommendations to the Department regarding the prevention of Lyme disease in the Commonwealth. The Department of Health is also directed to develop a program of public and professional education on Lyme disease in order to raise awareness of the long term effects of misdiagnoses and to develop public information and education on Lyme disease.
In addition, HB 272 further provides that a physician may prescribe long-term antibiotic therapy for late stage Lyme disease. The bill requires all health care insurance policies must cover treatment for Lyme disease, including long term therapies, when prescribed by the treating physician.
Thank you for your interest in participating in the public hearing on HB 272, The Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment Act.
Contact- Elizabeth Yarnell, Legislative Research Analyst, Human Services Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Republican Research, (717) 787-8110or eyarnell@pahousegop.com.
For more information you can also go to LymeActionPA.
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