Amends TCA Title 68.
Tennessee SB0668 amends existing law to authorize registered nurses to determine and pronounce death under specific circumstances, including when the deceased was a resident of a nursing home or a patient at a hospital, without the requirement that death be anticipated. The bill affects registered nurses and healthcare facilities by allowing them to perform this function provided the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate, which must be present at the place of death. Key changes include the removal of the stipulation that death must be anticipated and the inclusion of assisted-care living facilities in the provisions.
Tennessee SB0668 amends existing law to authorize registered nurses to determine and pronounce death under specific circumstances, including when the deceased was a resident of a nursing home or a patient at a hospital, without the requirement that death be anticipated. The bill affects registered nurses and healthcare facilities by allowing them to perform this function provided the attending physician has agreed in writing to sign the death certificate, which must be present at the place of death. Key changes include the removal of the stipulation that death must be anticipated and the inclusion of assisted-care living facilities in the provisions.
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