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FL H0649
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Giallombardo
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AI Summary
- Exempts certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) registered under s. 464.0123 from the existing requirement to administer anesthesia only under the onsite medical direction of a physician or dentist and under a medical staff-approved protocol
- Allows autonomously practicing CRNAs to perform anesthesia-related acts—including determining anesthesia type, ordering preanesthetic medication, administering regional/spinal/general anesthesia, and managing life support functions—without an established protocol
- Permits facilities to still require autonomously practicing CRNAs to follow an established protocol approved by the medical staff or governing board, at the facility's discretion
- Adds certified registered nurse anesthetists to the list of autonomous advanced practice registered nurses authorized to perform specialty acts under s. 464.012(4)(b), alongside existing autonomous practice provisions for primary care nurses and certified nurse midwives
- Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Autonomous Practice by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Last Action
Died in Rules
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services3/5/2025
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee2/26/2025
Full Bill Text
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