Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Act".
SECTION 2. Section 40-33-34(D)(2) and (F)(1)(e) and (f) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 234 of 2018, is further amended to read:
"(2)
Notwithstanding any provisions of state law other than
this chapter and Chapter 47, and to the extent permitted by
federal law, an APRN may perform the following medical acts
unless otherwise provided in the practice agreement:
(a)
provide noncontrolled prescription drugs at an entity that
provides free medical care for indigent patients;
(b)
certify that a student is unable to attend school but may
benefit from receiving instruction given in his home or
hospital;
(c)
refer a patient to physical therapy for treatment;
(d)
pronounce death, certify the manner and cause of
death, and sign death certificates pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 63, Title 44 and Chapter 8, Title
32;
(e)
issue an order for a patient to receive appropriate
services from a licensed hospice as defined in Chapter 71, Title
44; and
(f)
certify that an individual is handicapped and declare that
the handicap is temporary or permanent for purposes of the
individual's application for a placard; and
(g)
execute a do not resuscitate order pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 78, Title 44.
(e)
may include Schedule II narcotic substances if listed in
the practice agreement and as authorized by Section 44-53-300,
provided, however, that the prescription must not exceed a
five-day supply and another prescription must not be written
without the written agreement of the physician with whom the
nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or clinical nurse
specialist has entered into a practice agreement, unless the
prescription is written for patients in hospice or palliative
care or for patients residing in long-term care
facilities;
(f)
may include Schedule II narcotic substances for patients
in hospice or palliative care, or for patients in long-term
care facilities, if listed in the practice agreement as
authorized by Section 44-53-300, provided, however, that each
such prescription must not exceed a thirty-day supply;"
SECTION 3. This act takes effect sixty days after approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.