Assembly Bill 44 seeks to amend existing statutes to allow advanced practice nurse prescribers to officially pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient's death for the purpose of preparing death records. Currently, this authority is limited to certain healthcare providers, including physicians, naturopathic doctors, and physician assistants. The bill introduces a new definition for "advanced practice nurse prescriber" and expands the list of professionals who can pronounce death to include these nurse prescribers, provided they are directly involved in the patient's care.

Specifically, the bill creates a new section defining advanced practice nurse prescribers and amends the existing definition of "date of death" to include them. Additionally, it establishes that these nurse prescribers may pronounce death in accordance with accepted medical standards, thereby streamlining the process for preparing death records and potentially improving the efficiency of end-of-life care documentation.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 69.01(6g), 69.01