Dana Trabulsy bill aims to help families get death certificates faster

Dana Trabulsy bill aims to help families get death certificates faster 
Florida Politics; by Gabrielle Russon; 3/27/25  
'This will solve a problem and be able to help these families move on sooner with the things that they need to do to start healing. 'Families whose loved ones die in hospice are often stuck waiting for death certificates because of a backlog. One lawmaker wants to speed up the process to help them get the documents they need. Fort Pierce Republican Rep. Dana Trabulsy is pushing a bill that would allow advanced practice registered nurses providing hospice care to sign death certificates with a physician’s protocol. HB 647 passed its first committee stop Thursday with a 17-0 vote in front of the Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee. [Continue reading ...]