H1736

Relative to determining capacity and invoking the health care proxy

Introduced·2/27/25
Introduced Text

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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Calendar

Apr 22, 2025

1:00 PM

Joint Committee on The Judiciary Hearing

History

Mar 26

House

Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

Oct 14, 2025

Joint

Hearing scheduled for 04/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

Oct 14, 2025

House

Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order