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2015 SESSION
SB 861 Nurse practitioners.
Introduced by: A. Benton "Ben" Chafin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Nurse practitioners. Allows a nurse practitioner to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his activities and adds nurse practitioner to the definition of "health care provider" under the medical malpractice statutes. The bill clarifies that its provisions are not a codification of Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. This bill is identical to HB 1476.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Nurse practitioners. Allows a nurse practitioner to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his activities and adds nurse practitioner to the definition of "health care provider" under the medical malpractice statutes.