15, 2015) (Tentative In this the Commission identified the Order). Tentative Order, Section 1403 definition of and the that a medical certificate Medical Certificate “form” must take as an urgent priority and asked parties to submit comments. Upon careful review of the comments filed by sixteen participating parties, on July 9, 2015, the Commission issued Docket No. M20142448824 Chapter 14 Implementation Final Order, (Order entered July 9, 2015) (Implementation In the the Order). Implementation Order, Commission issued guidance as to the form and content of a medical certificate, and directed that this guidance will remain applicable until this matter can be more fully addressed in a Chapter 56 rulemaking. To summarize the guidance the Commission provided in the Implementation as to the a medical certificate shall take in accordance with Section 1403: Order form 1. A written letter or note is permissible as long as it includes the required content. 2. Utilities may develop a form and encourage its use but its use cannot be – mandatory. 3. Utilities that develop such a form are encouraged to make these readily available to medical professionals and customers, including placement on the utility’s website. 4. Electronic signatures are valid. 5. Medical certificates that are electronically transmitted (i.e. faxed, emailed, etc.) are valid. To summarize our guidance as to the of medical certificates, superseding content the regulation at 52 Pa. Code § 56.113(1) - (5): 1. All certifications must be written. The initial oral medical certification with a 7-day window to verify in writing is no longer valid.
15, 2015) (Tentative Order). In this Tentative Order, the Commission identified the Section 1403 definition of Medical Certificate and the “form” that a medical certificate must take as an urgent priority and asked parties to submit comments. Upon careful review of the comments filed by sixteen participating parties, on July 9, 2015, the Commission issued Chapter 14 Implementation Final Order, Docket No. M20142448824 (Order entered July 9, 2015) (Implementation Order). In the Implementation Order, the Commission issued guidance as to the form and content of a medical certificate, and directed that this guidance will remain applicable until this matter can be more fully addressed in a Chapter 56 rulemaking. To summarize the guidance the Commission provided in the Implementation Order as to the form a medical certificate shall take in accordance with Section 1403: 1. A written letter or note is permissible as long as it includes the required content. 2. Utilities may develop a form and encourage its use – but its use cannot be mandatory. 3. Utilities that develop such a form are encouraged to make these readily available to medical professionals and customers, including placement on the utility’s website. 4. Electronic signatures are valid. 5. Medical certificates that are electronically transmitted (i.e. faxed, emailed, etc.) are valid. To summarize our guidance as to the content of medical certificates, superseding the regulation at 52 Pa. Code § 56.113(1) - (5): 1. All certifications must be written. The initial oral medical certification with a 7-day window to verify in writing is no longer valid.