HB 280 — NURSE & MIDWIFE PRIVILEGE PARITY

HOUSE BILL 280 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Joanne J.

Ferrary and Micaela Lara Cadena and Karen C.

Bash and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

REQUIRING HEALTH FACILITIES TO GRANT h CERTAIN PRIVILEGES TO CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND g o CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES IN PARITY WITH PHYSICIAN PRIVILEGES.

t6 hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

h , t, SECTION 1.

[NEW MATERIAL ] HEALTH FACILITIES--CERTIFIED e u g e b l e e h NURSE PRACTITIONERS--CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES--PRIVILEGES--NURSE-MIDWIVES--PRIVILEGES--PARITY n d d i = = o h PARITY WITH PHYSICIANS.-- l ] b ,d i a º e A.

Unless required by federal law, a health rfacility ishall =establish rthe tsame ecriteria wfor dgranting mpatient aadmitting nor odischarge facilityprivileges shallor establishin theauthorizing samecontinuing criteriapatient care for grantingcertified patientnurse dpractitioners, mcertified :nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists as the health facility has established for physicians.

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h (1) "certified nurse-midwife" means an g o t hr individual licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to the g e i k Nursing Practice Act and licensed by the department of health h r i s as a certified nurse-midwife;

h , t, (2) "certified nurse practitioner" means a e u g e b l e e h registered nurse who is licensed by the board of nursing for n d d i = = o h advanced practice as a certified nurse practitioner pursuant to l ] b ,d i a º e the Nursing Practice Act;

r(3) i"clinical =nurse rspecialist" tmeans ea wregistered dnurse mwho is licensed by the board of nursing for advanced practice as a nclinical onurse Hflºspecialist (3)and "clinicalwhose name and pertinent information are entered on the list of clinical nurse specialist"specialists meansmaintained aby dthe mboard :of nursing;

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and (Hflº(5) 4 5»Hfl) "physician" means an individual licensed to practice as a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.

Hflº SECTION 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2020.»Hfl2020. - 3 - h u » r t h g e l i h r i s h , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

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