S 357 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to certified registered nurse anesthetists

Summary

Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S357A → S357B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version updates the list of sponsors to include Senator Weik and adjusts the procedural history of the bill. It also modifies the supervision requirements for nurse anesthetists, changing the term from 'direction' to 'supervision' and clarifying that experienced providers function as part of a patient-centered care team performing the procedure. Additionally, it expands the scope of who can receive prescriptions from nurse anesthetists to include all nurse anesthetists, not just those under thirty-six hundred hours of practice.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding prescription authority was expanded to apply to all certified registered nurse anesthetists, whereas the previous version limited this authority to those with less than thirty-six hundred hours of experience.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the supervision requirement from 'direction' to 'supervision' for nurse anesthetists with less than thirty-six hundred hours of practice.

Updated the role description for experienced nurse anesthetists to specify they function within a care team performing the patient's procedure.

ELIGIBILITY

Extended prescription authority to all nurse anesthetists, removing the previous limitation based on hours of practice.

TECHNICAL

Added Senator Weik to the list of bill sponsors and adjusted the procedural text regarding committee recommitment.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 357B

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 357A

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors