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
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 House: Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 House: Re-ref Com On Health and Human Services
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Tue, 22 Mar 2011 House: Placed On Cal For 3/23/2011
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Wed, 23 Mar 2011 House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Rec From House
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 Senate: Ref To Com On Judiciary I
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/9/2011
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal
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Thu, 9 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/13/2011
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Mon, 13 Jun 2011 Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 Ratified
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Pres. To Gov. 6/15/2011
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Signed By Gov. 6/23/2011
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Ch. SL 2011-197
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.