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An Act To Streamline Health Care Services in Maine by Allowing Certified Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse Midwives To Verify Medical Papers and Records
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  32 MRSA §2205-B, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Global signature authority of a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife.   When a provision of law or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a physician, that requirement may be fulfilled by a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife. This subsection may not be construed to expand the scope of practice of a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to sign, certify, stamp, verify or endorse medical papers and records within the scope of practice of a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife. The provision does not modify the scope of practice of a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife.