HB 181 to Modify Emergency Certificate Set for Passage

Article archive / June 2023

Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 6. Source pages: 5.

HB 181 by Rep. DeVillier is set for final passage in the Senate. It was heard in committee, amended and voted favorably. House Floor vote was 94 to 0. HB 181 will allow coroners, deputy coroners, and assistant coroners to execute an emergency certificate via actual examination or telemedicine examination and establishes provisions for such persons.

HB 181 provides that the actual examination of the person may be conducted by any medical professional listed in proposed law, including coroners, deputy coroners, and assistant coroners, via telemedicine.


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