Bill Text: NC H181 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina House Bill 181 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Physician Suprvsn. Required/Nurse Anesthetist

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 31-10)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-28 - Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate [H181 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-H181-Amended.html

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H 3

HOUSE BILL 181

Committee Substitute Favorable 3/18/13

Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 3/25/13

Short Title: Physician Suprvsn. Required/Nurse Anesthetist.		(Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:

March 4, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to confirm that north carolina law requires physician supervision of all nurses providing anesthesia services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 90‑18(c) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(c) The following shall not constitute practicing medicine or surgery as defined in this Article:

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(14a) The provision of anesthesia services by a nurse anesthetist, so long as the anesthesia services are provided under the supervision of (i) a physician licensed under this Article or (ii) a licensed dentist who is qualified to provide anesthesia services pursuant to G.S. 90‑29. A nurse anesthetist may provide local anesthesia under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist pursuant to G.S. 90‑202.2(a).

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SECTION 2. G.S. 90‑171.20(7)e. reads as rewritten:

"§ 90‑171.20. Definitions.

As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:

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(7) The "practice of nursing by a registered nurse" consists of the following 10 components:

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e. Collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care for a patient but, subject to the provisions of G.S. 90‑18.2, not prescribing a medical treatment regimen or making a medical diagnosis, except under supervision of a licensed physician. A nurse anesthetist may provide anesthesia services only if the anesthesia services are provided under the supervision of (i) a physician licensed under Article 1 of this Chapter or (ii) a licensed dentist who is qualified to provide anesthesia services pursuant to G.S. 90‑29. A nurse anesthetist may provide local anesthesia under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist pursuant to G.S. 90‑202.2(a).

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SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.