Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement.
Summary
Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement. Eliminates the requirement that certified registered nurse anesthetists must practice under the supervision of a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry and instead requires them to practice in consultation with a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry and in accordance with regulations jointly promulgated by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Health and Human Services Subcommittee Substitute
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MINOR
The bill was amended by the Health and Human Services Subcommittee to add specific experience requirements for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice without a practice agreement. The original version allowed all CRNAs to practice without a practice agreement under supervision, while the substitute version now requires CRNAs to have either three years of practice with 4,000 hours or hold a doctorate degree in nurse anesthesia to qualify for this exemption. This change narrows the scope of the bill by adding eligibility criteria rather than expanding it.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by adding experience and education requirements for CRNAs to qualify for the practice exemption, rather than applying the exemption to all CRNAs regardless of experience.
ELIGIBILITY
Added specific experience requirements for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to practice without a practice agreement: must have three years of practice with at least 4,000 hours, or hold a doctorate degree in nurse anesthesia.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the definition of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist to include the new experience and education thresholds for the practice exemption, replacing the blanket supervision language with conditional language.
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Committee
2
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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