HB443 Alabama 2018 Session
Bill Summary
Existing law requires nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to practice in collaboration with physicians
This bill would enable nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to practice within the scope permitted by the Board of Nursing and to prescribe medications within the scope permitted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing without requiring them to practice in collaboration with a physician
Relating to nurse practitioners and nurse midwives; to amend Sections 20-2-250, 20-2-252, 20-2-254, 34-21-81, 34-21-84, 34-21-85, 34-21-86, 34-21-87, 34-21-88, 34-21-90, Code of Alabama 1975, to enable nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to practice within the scope permitted by the Board of Nursing and to prescribe medications within the scope permitted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing without requiring them to practice in collaboration with a physician, and to repeal Sections 34-21-80, 34-21-83, 34-21-92, and 34-21-93, Code of Alabama 1975.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| February 22, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB443 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |