THAT THERE ARE A LOT O REGULATIONS THAT WERE WAIVED AS PARTF O THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR COVID-19, BUT THOSEAI WVERS ARE SET TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, UNLESS THERE IS ACTION TAKEN TO EXTEND THOSE WAIVERS AND ADVOCATESOR F HEALTHCARE INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE NURSING. INDUSTRY AND IN THE HEALTHCEAR INDUSTRY TELL ME THAT IF THERE IS NOT ACTION TAKEN IT MEANS THAT HOSPITALS COULD REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME ONE OF THOSE THINGS. DIFFERENT FROM GETNGTI SNUCK WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION SAYS A WAIVER ALLOWING OUT-OF-STATE NURSES TO GET TEMPORARY LICENSES IN PA HAS HELPED HOSPITALS GRAPPLE WITH TOUGH STAFFING SITUATIONS, BUT SHE SAID IT THAT WAIVER IS NOT EXTENDED THINGS COULD GET REALLY TOUGH FOR NURSES WHO ARE ALREADY BURNT OUT WE'VE HEARD MEMBERS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE LIVING MIDSHIP BECAUSE THEY'VE JUST HAD IT AND AND IF WE DON'T HAVE A PIPELINE OF NURSES FROM OUR NEW GRADUATES COMING IN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THEIR LICENSE.
YES. THAT'S A PROBLEM LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO LOOK AT THE WAIVERS THIS MONTH INCLUDING ONHE T ISSUE OF TELEMEDICINE ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING DOCTORS TO OFFER CARE TO PATIESNT OVER COMPUTER WITHOUT AN IN-PERSON VISITS LAWMAKERS ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE CONCERNS AT A HOUSE HEARING WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SAYING THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT CONTINUING THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'LL END ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO HOUSE GOP SPOKESMAN TOLD ME THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS EXPTEECD TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE OF WAIVERS WHEN THEY GET BACK TO WORK THIS MONTH HOUSE REPUBLICANS WERE AMONG THOSE WHO DROVE THE PHUS TO END THE GOVERNOR'S DISASTER DECLARATION, BUT THEY ALSO VOTED TO EXTEND THE WAIVERS THAT WERE PART OF THAT DECLARATION. BUT AGAIN, THOSE WAIRSVE ARE GOING TO EXPIRE AND LESS FURTHER ACTION IS TAKEN THE END OF THIS MONTH HAR
