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2019 SESSION
SB 1439 Death certificate; medical certification, electronic filing w/State Registrar of Vital Records, etc.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (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 for 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
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104122D pdf | impact statement
- 01/17/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105238D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/08/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104122D
- 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/11/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 01/17/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105238D-S1
- 01/17/19 Senate: Incorporates SB1493 (Cosgrove)
- 01/17/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105238D-S1
- 01/21/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1439S1
- 01/22/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/07/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/19 House: Read second time
- 02/11/19 House: Read third time
- 02/11/19 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/11/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/11/19 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1439ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/05/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 224 (effective - see bill)
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224)