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Perfusionists A temporary waiver was granted allowing a six-month extension of all Temporary Graduate Perfusionist Licenses. Additionally, a temporary waiver was granted regarding the limitation that temporary emergency perfusionists can only provide services once during a 72-hour period. For the length of the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration, they can provide these services an unlimited number of…

The Department of State has implemented a process to allow some retired healthcare providers (perfusionists are included) to temporarily reenter practice, details can be found here: https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-25-Retirees-Suspension-Waiver.pdf [dos.pa.gov] The Department also created an expedited process for out of state licensees to practice in PA during the pandemic, details on that program are here: https://www.dos.pa.gov/Documents/2020-03-18-Temporary-Licenses-Out-of-State-Practitioners.pdf [dos.pa.gov]

Board Counsel are currently working on the regulations for the change in our legislation which allows the Temporary Perfusion license to last the full 2 years regardless of any pass/fail record of the new graduate.  In addition, the Board has been petitioned  to approve a temporary extension of 6 months to all Pennsylvania Temporary Graduate…