SF0021 • 2017

Death certificates.

AN ACT relating to vital records; providing that an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant may complete the medical certification of a death certificate as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Baldwin
Last action: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/6/2017

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SF0021HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

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SF0021SS001

Standing Committee • SLabor

Adopted

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Bill History

2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0066
2017-03-03 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066
2017-03-01 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0066
2017-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0066
2017-02-28 Senate
S Concur:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
2017-02-28 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2017-02-28 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-0-0-0
2017-02-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-14 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2017-02-07 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2017-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-23 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-01-20 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-19 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-18 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2017-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-12-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0021
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0170

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0066

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Baldwin

Catch Title:
Death certificates.

Subject:
Modifying who may complete a death certificate.

Summary/Major Elements:

Currently,
a
medical certification of death can only be completed by a physician.
This bill allows other types of primary care providers, including advanced practice registered nurses a
nd physician's assistants
,
to complete a medical certification of death.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0021

ENROLLED ACT NO. 66,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S.
35
‑
1
‑
401(
a) by creating new paragraphs (xii) and (xiii) and
35
‑
1
‑
418(c)
and by creating a new subsection (d)
are
amended to read:

35
‑
1
‑
401
.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xii)

"Advanced practice registered nurse" means as provided in W.S. 33
‑
21
‑
120(
a)(i);

(xiii)

"Physician assistant" means as provided in W.S. 33
‑
26
‑
501(
a)(iii).

35
‑
1
‑
418
.

Death registration.

(c)

The medical certification shall be completed and signed within a reasonable time after death by the
physician

primary health care provider
in charge of the patient's care for the illness or condition which resulted in death, except when inquiry is required by the postmortem examination. If the death occurred without medical attendance or if the
physician

primary health care provider
last in attendance refuses or for any reason fails to sign the certificate immediately, the funeral director or person acting as funeral director shall notify the appropriate local registrar. In that event the local registrar shall
inform the local health officer and refer the case to him for immediate investigation and certification of cause of death prior to issuing a permit for burial, cremation or other disposition of the body. If the circumstances of the case suggest that the death was caused by other than natural causes, the local registrar shall refer the case to the coroner for investigation and certification. The coroner shall examine the body and consider the history of the case, and obtain the assistance and advice of a competent physician who will assist the coroner in determining the cause of death by examination of the body, autopsy, inquest or other procedure determined necessary. The nonmedical coroner shall not diagnose the cause of death without the assistance and advice of a competent physician
, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant
. The coroner or local health officer shall complete and sign the medical certification within a reasonable time after taking charge of the case.

(d)

For purposes of this section, "primary health care provider" means as defined in W.S. 35
‑
22
‑
402(
a)(xiv).

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker
of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk