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Committee approves bill granting admitting, discharge and death-certificate privileges to certified nurse midwives
Summary
House Bill 11-81 would expand the scope of practice for certified nurse midwives by allowing hospitals to grant admitting and discharge privileges and permitting midwives to complete death certificates; the Senate committee approved the permissive measure by voice vote.
Representative Bentley presented House Bill 11-81 to the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, saying the measure extends parts of the scope of practice for certified nurse midwives.
Representative Bentley said the bill “allows for discharging and admitting privileges for certified nurse midwives and for them to allow to fill out the death certificate if that…
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