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- Referred to higher education
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Relates to the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
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BILL NUMBER:S5095
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist
Purpose or general idea of bill
To grant limited prescriptive authority to certified registered nurse anesthetists
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends section 6902 of the education law to provide that the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist may include the ability to prescribe during the peri-anesthetic period. The certified registered nurse anesthetist must complete a program approved by the Department of Education and obtain a certificate.
The term "certified registered nurse anesthetists" is defined as a registered professional nurse licensed in this state who has satisfactorily completed educational preparation for the provision of anesthesia services in a program accredited by a national accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education or determined to be the equivalent and who submits evidence of certification or recertification to the Department.
Justification
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are Registered Professional Nurses, experienced in critical care nursing, who have completed a rigorous educational program at the graduate level that contains both clinical and didactic education. Upon successful completion of their educational program they must pass a national certification exam in order to obtain certification. CRNAs are required by this national certifying body to complete continuing educational requirements and recertify every two years in order to maintain this national certification.
CRNAs provide safe and cost-effective anesthesia services to all types of patients, for all types of procedures in all settings. To effectively deliver these services, the proper functions of a nurse anesthetist often include ordering and administering anesthetic drugs, laboratory tests, medical consultations, related supportive measures, or devices.
Although CRNAs do not issue written prescriptions to their patients, some regulators have characterized the aforementioned functions as "prescribing" under current law.
This bill recognizes the current and normal practice of CRNAs including their necessary interaction with controlled substances such as anesthetic drugs and supporting measures, devices and agents. In the instance of anesthesia, it is the physician who prescribes by his or her determination to provide anesthesia and normally, the nurse anesthetist is then allowed to determine the specifics without the need to obtain further written prescription. Yet, in New York State, the CRNAs absence of prescriptive privileges can impede their ability to carry out a plan of care. This bill seeks to address this by providing that a certified registered nurse anesthetist may include the ability to prescribe during the peri-anesthetic period.
Prior legislative history
2011-2012: A.8225 referred to Higher Education committee
Fiscal implications
none
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none
Effective date
Immediately
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