CuroNote

Online Doctor's Note in Pennsylvania

Launching soon: notes from clinicians licensed in Pennsylvania, reviewed online.

Get your note How it works
  • State-licensed doctors only
  • Online, written review
  • Money-back if a doctor can’t help
  • No charge to reserve

Launching soon in TX, PA, IL, OH, MI, WA, AZ, TN, IN.

Illustration representing online doctor's notes in Pennsylvania

Can you get an online doctor's note in Pennsylvania? Not yet. CuroNote is launching soon in Pennsylvania, where a physician licensed through the state's PALS system will review each request. Pennsylvania has no statewide paid-sick-leave law, though Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County each have local ordinances that limit how soon an employer can demand a note.

Pennsylvania sick-leave & employer-note context

Pennsylvania has no statewide paid-sick-leave law, so for most of the state, sick time and documentation rules are set by employer policy. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County are exceptions: each has its own paid-sick-leave ordinance with its own accrual rate, and Philadelphia's ordinance (amended by the 2025 POWER Act) and Pittsburgh's (amended effective January 1, 2026) both limit how quickly an employer can demand documentation for a short absence. Outside those three jurisdictions, whether you need a note for a given absence is set by employer policy.

How it works

  1. Tell us what’s going on

    Answer a short, adaptive 2-minute form about your symptoms — not a static tick-box questionnaire.

  2. A clinician licensed in your state will review it

    At launch, a licensed clinician will review your written answers, may ask a follow-up question, and can decline if a note isn’t appropriate.

  3. Get your note by email

    At launch, notes will arrive as a PDF with a verification code. Turnaround targets will be published before we open.

No statewide law, but three local ordinances

Pennsylvania has never passed a statewide paid-sick-leave law, so across most of the commonwealth, whether you get sick days, and whether they’re paid, is set by your employer’s own policy. Three jurisdictions are the exception. Philadelphia’s Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces ordinance, amended by the 2025 POWER Act, and Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act, amended effective January 1, 2026 to raise accrual rates and caps, both give covered employees accrued paid sick time and limit how soon an employer can demand documentation for a short absence. Allegheny County has a parallel county-wide ordinance for employees who work within the county.

Outside those three areas, nothing in Pennsylvania law stops an employer from asking for a doctor’s note under a reasonable, consistently applied policy, even for a short absence.

Verifying a physician’s Pennsylvania license

Pennsylvania physicians are licensed through the Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, and their records are searchable in the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS). Anyone can search PALS by a physician’s name or license number to confirm their license is active and check for any disciplinary history, free of charge. That’s a public credential check; it’s a separate question from whether you choose to share your own note, or ask a physician to confirm anything about it, with your employer.

Before CuroNote launches in Pennsylvania

CuroNote hasn’t launched in Pennsylvania yet. The site is in a pre-launch reserve phase: no payment is collected, and no physician is currently reviewing requests. Once live, a physician licensed in Pennsylvania will review each intake and, if appropriate, sign a note the same day.

Frequently asked questions

Will the doctors be licensed in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Once CuroNote launches in Pennsylvania, every note will be reviewed and signed by a physician holding an active Pennsylvania medical license. You can check a physician's license status for free through the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS). CuroNote is in a pre-launch reserve phase and isn't issuing notes yet.
Does Pennsylvania require paid sick leave?
Not statewide. There is no Pennsylvania law requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave, but Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County each have their own local ordinances that do for covered employers.
Which Pennsylvania cities have paid sick leave, and can my employer ask for a note?
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have city ordinances, and Allegheny County has a county-wide one; each limits how soon an employer can require documentation for a short absence. Outside those areas, an employer can generally ask for a note under its own policy, and confirming details of your specific note with them is your call, separate from checking a physician's public license status.

Sources

By The CuroNote Editorial Team · Medical review pending · Updated 2026-09-19

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