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IN SB0167
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Miller
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AI Summary
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Allows certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to administer anesthesia under the direction and immediate presence of a podiatrist, in addition to physicians.
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Podiatrist-supervised anesthesia administration by CRNAs is limited to hospital settings only.
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Requires a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 to be available to respond immediately in person to any medical emergency when a CRNA administers anesthesia under a podiatrist's direction.
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Clarifies that CRNAs are not required to obtain prescriptive authority to administer anesthesia under these conditions.
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Effective date: July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Allows a certified registered nurse anesthetist to administer anesthesia under the direction and in the immediate presence of a podiatrist if the administration of the anesthesia takes place in a hospital and a physician is available to respond immediately in person to a medical emergency.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services
1/6/2015