H.B. No. 4048
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse
  or physician assistant regarding death certificates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 193.005(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person required to file a death certificate or fetal
  death certificate shall obtain the required medical certification
  from the decedent's attending physician, or[, subject to Subsection
  (a-1),] a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse
  of the decedent, if the death occurred under the care of the person
  in connection with the treatment of the condition or disease
  process that contributed to the death.
         SECTION 2.  Section 193.005(a-1), Health and Safety Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4048 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 3, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4048 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor