ALLOW PAS AND NPS TO SIGN DEATH CERT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2011-2012 Session
House Bill 331 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 10, 2011
TO AUTHORIZE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO COMPLETE MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS AS TO THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR DEATH REGISTRATION.
Intro. by Hollo, Brubaker, Dollar, Justice.

Status: Ch. SL 2011-197 (House Action) (Jun 23 2011)

Bill History:

H 331/S.L. 2011-197

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Jun 30 2011 - View Summary

    AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO COMPLETE MEDICAL CERTIFICATIONS AS TO THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR DEATH REGISTRATION. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 3/10/11 and 3/22/11. Enacted June 23, 2011. Effective October 1, 2011.


  • Summary date: Mar 22 2011 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Makes a technical change by renumbering proposed GS 90-18.1(f) as GS 90-18.1(e1) and makes a conforming change. Clarifies that the act applies to certifications signed on or after the act’s effective date of October 1, 2011.


  • Summary date: Mar 10 2011 - View Summary

    Adds new subsection (f) to GS 90-18.1 (regarding a physician assistant) and adds new subsection (e1) to GS 90-18.2 (regarding a nurse practitioner) to provide that a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner who completes a medical certification for a death certificate is deemed to have been authorized to complete the certification by the physician assistant’s or nurse practitioner’s supervising physician. Directs that the supervising physician is to be responsible for authorizing the completion of the medical certification. Makes conforming changes to GS 130A-115(c) and (d). Effective October 1, 2011.