Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on
S.B. 45, NURSING AMENDMENTS, by Senator P. Knudson, with the following amendments:
Respectfully,
D. Chris Buttars
Voting: 5-0-0
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plan[.];
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(d) the provision of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative anesthesia care
and
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related services
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nurse anesthetist, including:
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(e)
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(iv) for purposes of Subsection (13)(d), "upon the request of a
licensed health care professional":
(A) means a health care professional practicing within the scope of the health
care professional's license, requests anesthesia services for a specific patient; and
(B) does not,
nothing in this section shall be construed as to
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require an
advanced practice
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registered nurse specializing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist to enter into a
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consultation and referral plan or obtain
prescribe in
order to
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select, administer, or
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provide preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative anesthesia care and services
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(e)
advanced practice registered nurse - CRNA;
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(f)
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advanced practice registered nurse - CRNA without prescriptive practice; and
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(5)
An individual holding a certified registered nurse anesthetist license as
of July 1,
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2007, who can document the successful completion of advanced course work in
patient
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assessment, diagnosis and treatment, and pharmacotherapeutics shall be issued an
advanced
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practice registered nurse - CRNA license.
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(6)
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An individual holding a certified registered nurse anesthetist license as of
July 1,
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2007
, who cannot document the requirements of Subsection (5),
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shall be
issued an "APRN -
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CRNA - without prescriptive practice" license.
Committee Chair
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