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OH HB284
Bill
Status
3/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
William Batchelder
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AI Summary
HB 284 Summary
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Expands physician assistant authority to perform actions of attending physicians under advance directives and allows them to determine and pronounce death in nursing homes, residential facilities, and hospice settings
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Permits physician assistants to prescribe schedule II controlled substances under specific restrictions, including only for terminal patients after initial physician prescription and in limited care settings
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Authorizes certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and registered nurses to determine and pronounce death in specified long-term care facilities and hospice programs, with requirements to notify attending physicians within 24 hours
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Restructures chemical dependency counseling and alcohol/drug prevention professional licensing by eliminating the chemical dependency counselor I certificate and creating new independent chemical dependency counselor-clinical supervisor license and prevention specialist assistant certificate
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Allows the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board to administer examinations for substance abuse professionals in U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing programs and clarifies supervision requirements for various counselor and prevention specialist levels
Legislative Description
To modify the laws governing physician assistants, to authorize certain nurses to determine and pronounce death under specified circumstances, and to revise the laws governing the professions of chemical dependency counseling and alcohol and other drug prevention.
Physician assistants-modify law governing
Last Action
Effective Date
3/22/2013