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AL SB194
Bill
Status
5/16/2019
Primary Sponsor
Bobby Singleton
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 27-46-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to update the definition of certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) for insurance reimbursement purposes.
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Changes the certifying body requirement from the Council on Certification/Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists to the National Board on Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
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Allows CRNAs certified by other certifying bodies approved by the Board of Nursing to also qualify for direct reimbursement from insurers.
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Maintains existing requirements that CRNAs must be licensed registered nurses who graduated from accredited nurse anesthesia education programs.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Nurse Anesthetists, certified registered (CRNA's), insurance and health benefit plans, direct payments for services, definition of CRNA for purposes of law updated, Sec. 27-46-3 am'd.
Nurses and Nursing
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance
5/16/2019