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Yes: 125 • No: 5
ArkansasHB11812025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY OF A CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE TO ALLOW ADMITTING PRIVILEGES.
Sponsored By: Mary Bentley (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Nurse midwives gain broader care authority
Arkansas certified nurse midwives with full practice authority can evaluate patients, diagnose conditions, and order and interpret diagnostic tests. They can manage treatment, sharing care or transferring high-risk patients to other health professionals as needed. They can prescribe and administer Schedule III–V drugs without a collaborative practice agreement or another health professional's supervision. They can also admit and discharge patients at licensed hospitals that grant them privileges. Hospitals are not required to grant those privileges.
Nurse midwives can certify vital records
Arkansas certified nurse midwives can complete, sign, and submit birth and death certificate forms. For births in institutions or en route, attending midwives must provide required medical information within 72 hours after birth. The institution's person in charge remains responsible for preparing, certifying, and filing the birth certificate. Outside an institution, an attending physician or nurse midwife has first priority to prepare and file the birth certificate. A midwife responsible for care of the condition causing death must complete and sign the death certificate's medical certification. It must be returned to the funeral director within three business days after receipt, unless a legally required inquiry applies.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Mary Bentley
Republican • House
Clint Penzo
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/18/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:12:33 AM
Yes: 29 • No: 3
House vote • 2/5/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:41:15 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1181 is now Act 138
2/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/20/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/18/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/18/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
2/18/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/18/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/17/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
2/5/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/5/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/5/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/4/2025HouseRe-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
1/29/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
1/29/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
1/29/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
1/29/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
1/28/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
1/22/2025HouseFiled
1/21/2025House
Bill Text
HB1181 - Introduced
1/21/2025
Act Version
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