Bill Summary for H 746 (2025-2026)
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Bill: LIMITED IMMUNITY/NURSES.
Summary date:
Apr 29 2025
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE LIMITED IMMUNITY AGAINST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE FOR REGISTERED NURSES ACTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AS ARTICULATED IN BYRD V. MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL, 202 N.C. 337 (1932).Intro. by Carson Smith, White, Lambeth.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Changes the language in proposed GS 90-21.15B(c)(1) to specify the statute does not exempt nurses from acts or omissions which are not in accordance with the practice standards in GS 90-21.12 are not exempt from the statute, replacing the previous reference to “duty to exhibit professional conduct” in that subsection.