Creates the
Ultrasound Administration Act. Requires a person that issues an order
or a referral for the
administration
of an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman to be licensed to practice
medicine in all of
its branches,
licensed as an advanced practice nurse, or licensed as a certified
nurse midwife.
Provides that
an order or referral for the administration of an ultrasound shall not
be issued for
entertainment
purposes or for any other purpose which is not warranted by the
condition of the
patient as
determined by the treating physician, advanced practice nurse, or
certified nurse midwife.
Provides that
any person, except a person authorized to issue an order or a referral
pursuant to the
Act, who
administers an ultrasound upon a pregnant woman without an order or
referral, shall be
guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
Allows a
person to issue an order or referral for the administration of an
ultrasound upon a pregnant
woman if he or
she is: (i) licensed to practice as an advanced practice nurse under
the Nursing and
Advanced
Practice Nursing Act and has a collaborative agreement with a
collaborating physician that
authorizes an
order or referral under the Act, or (ii) licensed to practice as a
physician assistant under
the Physician
Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and has been delegated the authority
to perform
services under
the Act by his or her supervising physician. Deletes a provision
allowing a person to
issue an order
or referral for the administration of an ultrasound upon a pregnant
woman if he or she
is licensed to
practice as a certified nurse midwife as provided under the Nursing
and Advanced
Practice
Nursing Act.