OH SB200

Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) may issue written, oral, or electronic prescriptions directing registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, respiratory therapists, or other authorized personnel to administer drugs during preanesthetic, anesthetic, and postanesthetic phases of patient care.

CRNAs do not need to obtain a separate certificate to prescribe in order to issue these prescriptions; authorization is inherent to their practice under physician, podiatrist, or dentist supervision.

When supervised by a podiatrist, a CRNA's scope is limited to anesthesia procedures the podiatrist is authorized to perform, cannot administer general anesthesia in a podiatrist's office, and prescription authority cannot exceed the podiatrist's authority.

When supervised by a dentist, a CRNA's scope is limited to anesthesia procedures the dentist is authorized to perform, and prescription authority cannot exceed the dentist's authority.

Respiratory therapists may now receive prescriptions or orders for respiratory care from CRNAs in accordance with the nurse's supervisory relationship with a physician, expanding the list of authorized prescribers beyond physicians and certain nurse practitioners.