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HB 855 Nurse practitioners; authorized to sign various forms and certificates.

Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Licensed nurse practitioners; forms and certificates. Provides that licensed nurse practitioners may sign various forms and certificates, and provide medical information or treatment in certain situations, including situations involving the immunization of children, examination of persons suspected of having tuberculosis, prenatal tests, nursing homes, release of certain privileged medical information, competency for driver licenses, release of certain veterinary records, and assisted living facilities. The bill also provides that whenever any law or regulation requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a physician, it will be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a nurse practitioner. Three enactment clauses provide that: (i) these provisions will take effect 60 days after the effective date of the regulations of the Boards of Medicine and Nursing; (ii) the Boards of Medicine and Nursing must promulgate emergency regulations, i.e., within 280 days of enactment, with the amendments requiring the nurse practitioners' authority for signatures, certifications, stamps, verifications, affidavits and endorsements to be included in the written protocol between the supervising physician and the nurse practitioner; and (iii) that the tanning facility signs will be updated in compliance with the new law when posted or replaced after the effective day of the act.


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