TITLE: Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 193.005(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person required to file a death certificate or fetal death certificate shall obtain the required medical certification from the decedent's attending physician, or [ subject to Subsection (a-1)] a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse of the decedent, if the death occurred under the care of the person in connection with the treatment of the condition or disease process that contributed to the death. SECTION 2. Section 193.005(a-1), Health and Safety Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.