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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse |
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or physician assistant regarding death certificates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 193.005(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person required to file a death certificate or fetal |
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death certificate shall obtain the required medical certification |
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from the decedent's attending physician, or[, subject to Subsection |
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(a-1),] a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse |
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of the decedent, if the death occurred under the care of the person |
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in connection with the treatment of the condition or disease |
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process that contributed to the death. |
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SECTION 2. Section 193.005(a-1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |