Practical nurses, licensed; authority to pronounce death for a patient in hospice, etc. (SB169)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Licensed practical nurses; authority to pronounce death. Extends to licensed practical nurses the authority to pronounce the death of a patient in hospice, provided that certain conditions are met. Current law provides that physicians, registered nurses, and physician assistants may pronounce death. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/10/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102397D
01/10/2022	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/13/2022	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
01/13/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB169)
01/28/2022	Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/03/2022	Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2022	Rules suspended (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2022	Read second time
02/07/2022	Reading of amendments waived
02/07/2022	Committee amendments agreed to
02/07/2022	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB169E
02/07/2022	Printed as engrossed 22102397D-E
02/08/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB169E)
02/08/2022	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2022	Placed on Calendar
02/22/2022	Read first time
02/22/2022	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/23/2022	Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/24/2022	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
03/01/2022	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
03/01/2022	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2022	Read second time
03/04/2022	Read third time
03/04/2022	Passed House (61-Y 38-N)
03/04/2022	VOTE: Passage (61-Y 38-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2022	Enrolled
03/09/2022	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB169ER)
03/09/2022	Signed by Speaker
03/10/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB169ER)
03/10/2022	Signed by President
03/22/2022	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/07/2022	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/22)
04/07/2022	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198)