Sections
18 entriesSection 2825Establishes “Nurse Anesthetists Act” as the statutory short title by which the article may be cited. Allows the article to be referred…Section 2826Defines “nurse anesthetist” as a board-licensed registered nurse meeting certification standards and “accredited program” as a board-approved nurse-anesthesia education program. Defines anesthesia…Section 2826.5Allows a nurse anesthetist to perform anesthesia services as that term is defined for the article. The authorization applies to a person…Section 2826.6Allows a nurse anesthetist, when a physician, dentist, or podiatrist orders anesthesia services for a specific patient, to select and implement the…Section 2826.7Defines a nurse anesthetist's selection and administration of medication, including controlled substances, for preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative, and pain-management care under an order…Section 2827Requires use of a nurse anesthetist for anesthesia services in an acute-care facility to be approved by facility administration and the appropriate…Section 2828Requires a nurse anesthetist who is not an acute-care facility employee to comply with the facility’s bylaws and allows the facility to…Section 2829Prohibits any person from advertising, using a title, sign, card, or device, or otherwise holding themselves out as a “nurse anesthetist” unless…Section 2830Requires the board to issue a certificate authorizing nurse-anesthesia practice to any person who qualifies under the governing article and is licensed…Section 2830.5Requires every applicant to present evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the applicant has met the requirements of the article. Establishes…Section 2830.6Requires the board, despite the referenced provision, to certify applicants who show qualifying national nurse-anesthetist certification from the named organization or an…Section 2830.7Sets nurse-anesthetist certificate fees at $500–$1,500 for application, $150–$1,000 for biennial renewal, and $150–$500 for a temporary certificate. Sets the late-renewal penalty…Section 2831Requires an applicant seeking certification under the article to submit a written application on the board-prescribed form and accompany it with the…Section 2832Requires every applicant for a certificate to practice nurse anesthesia to comply with all provisions of the article governing that certificate in…Section 2833Requires a nurse-anesthesia certificate to be renewed every two years by the last day of the month following the holder’s birthday, beginning…Section 2833.3Limits the article from being construed to restrict a certified nurse anesthetist's ability to practice nursing. The provision preserves the certified nurse…Section 2833.5Limits a nurse anesthetist’s authority by providing that, except as stated in the referenced nursing-practice provision and this statute, the practice of…Section 2833.6Limits the article by providing that it does not restrict, expand, alter, or modify the existing scope of nurse-anesthetist practice. Establishes the…