Senate Bill S4572

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S4572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6696
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6902, add §6911, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5403, A4509
2011-2012: S4731, A4867
2015-2016: S35, A3835
2017-2018: S4422, A1829
2019-2020: S5885, A7100
2021-2022: S987, A6986
2023-2024: S3000, A1890

2013-S4572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the certification of registered nurse anesthetists; provides that for such certification an applicant shall file an application, be licensed as a registered professional nurse, have satisfactorily completed educational preparation for the administration of anesthesia by an accredited entity and pay a fee.

2013-S4572 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4572

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  registration  of
  nurse anesthetists

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 6902 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  (A)  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  ANESTHESIA  TO  A  PATIENT  SHALL BE
PERFORMED ONLY BY A QUALIFIED ANESTHESIA PRACTITIONER AS LEGALLY AUTHOR-
IZED UNDER THIS TITLE.
  (B) THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING BY A REGISTERED NURSE ANESTH-
ETIST, CERTIFIED UNDER SECTION SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF  THIS  ARTI-
CLE, SHALL (I) INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHESIA TO A PATIENT BUT
ONLY  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST WHO IS IMMEDIATELY
AVAILABLE; OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE OPERATING  PHYSICIAN  WHO  IS
PHYSICALLY  PRESENT; OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A DENTIST, ORAL SURGEON
OR PODIATRIST WHO IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AND WHO IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW  TO
ADMINISTER  ANESTHESIA,  TO  THE EXTENT SUCH PERSON IS QUALIFIED BY LAW,
REGULATION OR HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT TO PERFORM AND SUPERVISE THE ADMINIS-
TRATION OF ANESTHESIA; AND
  (II) INCLUDE THE EXECUTION  OF  MEDICAL  REGIMENS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
SUPERVISORY  PHYSICIAN,  DENTIST,  ORAL  SURGEON  OR  PODIATRIST  WHO IS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PRESCRIBE; AND
  (III) BE CONSISTENT WITH  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  APPROVED  BY  THE
MEDICAL  STAFF  AND  GOVERNING BODY OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, OR FREE
STANDING AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER DEFINED UNDER  ARTICLE  TWENTY-EIGHT
OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH LAW, WHERE APPLICABLE, AND AS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED
UNDER THIS TITLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
  (C) THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06605-02-3
              

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