Section 5001.1302 - Primary health care practitioners(a) Establishment.--The secretary shall establish the Primary Health Care Practitioners Program within the Department of Health to increase the availability of primary health care practitioners to rural and inner-city designated medically underserved areas of this Commonwealth.(b) Powers and duties.--The secretary shall implement a comprehensive program designed to increase the number of primary health care practitioners in rural and urban shortage areas, including, but not limited to, the following activities: (1) Reviewing and updating on a regular basis the designated medically underserved areas.(2) Promoting the training of primary health care practitioners and service in designated medically underserved areas.(3) Promoting the capacity of local communities to support primary health care practitioners.(4) Promoting the recruitment and retention of primary health care practitioners in designated medically underserved areas.(5) Providing to the General Assembly an annual report on the activities of the Department of Health.(6) To the extent possible, maximizing Federal, local and private funding to achieve the purposes of this chapter.(7) Creating an advisory committee to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (i) The advisory committee shall be comprised of the following:(A) The secretary, who shall serve as chairperson.(B) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the minority caucus.(C) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the minority caucus.(D) One representative of a rural hospital in a designated medically underserved area selected by the secretary.(E) One representative of an urban hospital in a designated medically underserved area selected by the secretary.(F) Two primary health care practitioners who are physicians selected by the secretary.(G) Two primary health care practitioners who are midlevel health professionals selected by the secretary.(ii) Legislative members shall serve so long as they remain in office. Hospital and primary health care practitioners shall serve for two-year terms. No member of the committee shall be eligible to receive assistance under this chapter.1992, Dec. 2, P.L. 741, No. 113, § 1302, effective in 90 days.