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IN HB1464
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Ben Smaltz
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AI Summary
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Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who had primary responsibility for a patient's care for more than 6 months and pronounced the time of death may enter or sign death records in the Indiana death registration system
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APRNs meeting these criteria gain authority to file death certificates, certify cause of death, and secure personal data for death certificates—responsibilities previously limited to physicians
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State Board of Nursing must establish requirements allowing APRNs to prescribe diabetic medical equipment, with approval from the medical licensing board
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APRNs are added to the statutory definition of "prescriber" for diabetic medical equipment
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Advanced practice registered nurses. Allows an advanced practice registered nurse who: (1) had primary responsibility for the treatment and care of a deceased individual for a period longer than six months; and (2) pronounced the time of death for the deceased individual; to enter or sign a record on a death into the Indiana death registration system. Requires the state board of nursing to establish requirements that allow an advanced practice registered nurse to prescribe diabetic medical equipment.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/15/2019