An Act providing for patient access to diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease and related tick-borne illnesses; and requiring health care policies to provide certain coverage.
Gov. Corbett signs Lyme prevention bill
The Times of Chester County, Chester County, PennsylvaniaLast week, Gov. Tom Corbett signed The Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance, Education, Prevention Act, which adds a number of new weapons in the fight against Lyme Disease – and an effort championed by many in the Chester County area, including the Chester/Delaware County Farm Bureau.
The bill includes the first tick surveillance program in Pennsylvania,
educational access for affected school children, a prevention focus in the schools regarding childrens’ tick bites on school property, and a new task force to provide recommendations to enhance prevention, educate doctors on current research on these emerging diseases, improve the patient experience, and provide access to more appropriate care in the commonwealth.
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New legislation to create Lyme disease task force, focuses on prevention
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PA House Bill 272 PASSED TODAY,
URGENT CALL FOR ACTION!
Great News — even with insurance companies issuing major opposition over the last day to all House representatives, the House Bill 272 PASSED today!!
