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SB 463 Nurse practitioners; licensed as certified nurse midwives, practicing without patient care team.

Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Nurse practitioners; certified nurse midwives; practicing in consultation with a licensed physician. Requires a nurse practitioner licensed by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing in the category of certified nurse midwife to practice in consultation with a licensed physician and in accordance with a practice agreement with such physician. Under current law, certified nurse midwives are required to practice in collaboration with, in addition to consulting with, a licensed physician. The bill also repeals a pilot program authorizing certain certified nurse practitioners to practice with autonomy.


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