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2019 SESSION
HB 2445 Death certificate; medical certification, electronic filing w/State Registrar of Vital Records, etc.
Introduced by: Tony O. Wilt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Death certificates; medical certification; electronic filing. Requires the completed medical certification portion of a death certificate to be filed electronically with the State Registrar of Vital Records through the Electronic Death Registration System and provides that, except under certain circumstances, failure to file a medical certification of death electronically through the Electronic Death Registration System shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill includes a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020, and a phased-in requirement for registration with the Electronic Death Registration System and electronic filing of medical certifications of death for various categories of health care providers. The bill directs the Department of Health to work with stakeholders to educate and encourage physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners to timely register with and utilize the Electronic Death Registration System.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102122D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105355D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2445ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102122D
- 01/09/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/19 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/22/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105355D-H1
- 01/28/19 House: Read first time
- 01/29/19 House: Read second time
- 01/29/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105355D-H1
- 01/29/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2445H1
- 01/30/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 01/30/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/07/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/11/19 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/14/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2445ER)
- 02/14/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/14/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
- 02/18/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/05/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 213 (effective - see bill)
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213)