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Committee advances bill to give certified nurse midwives admitting, discharge privileges
Summary
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee voted to advance House Bill 1181 to give certified nurse midwives admitting and discharge privileges and other hospital authorities, part of an effort lawmakers said is meant to improve maternal care access and outcomes.
Representative Bentley, the bill sponsor, told the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee that House Bill 1181 would amend earlier scope-of-practice legislation to allow certified nurse midwives to obtain admitting and discharge privileges at hospitals and perform related administrative tasks.
The change is narrowly focused on hospital privileges for certified nurse midwives, lawmakers said. "This bill is a very simple thing. All it does for the certified nurse midwives in our state ... is [allow…
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