In a ceremony at the state Capitol, Gov. Tom Corbett signed two bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Killion that require the licensing of genetic counselors in Pennsylvania. The bills also provide for 30 hours of continuing education and require licensees to maintain at least $1 million in professional liability insurance.

Rep. Killion receives Legislator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society (POS) at it's fall conference in Philadelphia. L-R: Dr. Harry Schmaltz, POS immediate past president; Killion; Dr. Chip Hummer, chairman OrthoPAC.