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.
ALLOW PAS AND NPS TO SIGN DEATH CERT.
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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.
Bill History:
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Thu, 10 Mar 2011 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 House: Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A(link is external)
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 House: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 House: Re-ref Com On Health and Human Services(link is external)
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Placed On Cal For 3/23/2011(link is external)
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Wed, 23 Mar 2011 House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Rec From House(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Ref To Com On Judiciary I(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/9/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/13/2011(link is external)
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Mon, 13 Jun 2011 Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 Ratified(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Signed By Gov. 6/23/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Ch. SL 2011-197(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Summary date: Jun 30 2011 - View Summary
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Bill H 331 (2011-2012)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.
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Bill H 331 (2011-2012)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.