MS HB37 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Referred To Public Health and Welfare
Pending: Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Authorize Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And Physician Assistants To Certify The Cause Of Death Of A Person And Sign The Death Certificate Instead Of A Physician If The Nurse Or Physician Assistant Was The Primary Person Who Attended To The Care Of The Decedent Before The Death Of The Decedent; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Death certificate; APRNs and physician assistants may sign instead of physician in certain circumstances.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-17SenateReferred To Public Health and Welfare
2025-02-06HouseTransmitted To Senate
2025-02-05HousePassed
2025-01-28HouseTitle Suff Do Pass
2025-01-10HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services

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Bill Comments

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