SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 201D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in its entirety the definition of “Attending physician” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:—

''Attending health care provider'', the physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist selected by or assigned to a patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient, in whatever setting medical diagnosis or treatment is rendered. Where more than one physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist shares such responsibility, any such physician, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist may act as the attending health care provider.

SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 23, the following:—

, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist

SECTION 3. Section 6 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 4 through 5, 7, 11, 12 through 13, and 36, each time they appear, and inserting in place thereof the following:—

attending health care provider

SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in line 17, the following:—

, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist

SECTION 5. Section 7 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 11 and 14, each time it appears, the following:—

, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist

SECTION 6. Said section 7 of said chapter 201D is hereby further amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in lines 17 through 18, and inserting in place thereof the following:—

attending health care provider

SECTION 7. Section 13 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “attending physician”, in line 2, and inserting in place thereof the following:—

attending health care provider

SECTION 8. Section 14 of chapter 201D, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “physician”, in lines 2 through 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 14, each time it appears, the following:—

, nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist