Mississippi House Bill 1461

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (aprn) To Complete, Sign And File A Certificate Of Death If The Aprn Was The Provider In Charge Of The Patient's Care For The Illness Or Condition That Resulted In Death, Or If The Aprn Is Providing Coverage For The Patient's Primary Provider; To Amend Sections 41-57-13 And 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 41-41-302, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Aprn To Sign And Execute A Physician Order For Life-sustaining Treatment (polst) For A Patient Under The Nurse's Care; To Amend Section 41-41-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Practice Of Nursing By An Aprn Includes The Authority To Sign, Certify, Or Endorse Documents As Required By Law, Including Death Certificates And Polst Orders; And For Related Purposes.

Advanced practice registered nurses; authorize to sign death certificates and POLST orders.

Rep. Karl Oliver [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	41	302	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	41	303	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	57	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	61	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	15	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1461.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1461IN.htm