Expands the definition of attending health care provider to include nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists.
This bill amends Chapter 201D to redefine "attending health care provider" to include nurse practitioners and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists. It also updates references to "attending physician" to "attending health care provider" throughout the chapter. This change ensures that these professionals can act as attending health care providers when multiple share responsibility for a patient's treatment and care.
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