HB1296

Revision to Nurse & Nurse Aide Practice Act

Complete·5/5/26

Colorado HB1296 adds failure to timely complete a medical certification for a certificate of death to the grounds for discipline for advanced.

Colorado HB1296 amends the Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act to include the repeated or willful failure, without reasonable cause, to comply with the requirements of completing a medical certification for a certificate of death as grounds for discipline for advanced practice registered nurses. This change aligns the disciplinary actions for advanced practice registered nurses with those for physicians and physician assistants, who were previously subject to discipline for similar failures.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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Calendar

Apr 7

12:00 AM

Senate Third Reading Calendar

Apr 6

7:30 AM

Senate Second Reading Calendar

History

May 5

Governor Signed

Apr 28

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Apr 28

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate