Bill Text: NY A03972 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to profession of nurse anesthetist; defines "certified registered nurse anesthetist"; requires the department of education to certify such nurses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to higher education [A03972 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03972-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3972
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, PRETLOW -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of regis-
         tered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  6902 of the education law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    3    4. (A) THE PRACTICE OF REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSING BY A  CERTIFIED
    4  REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST MAY INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO PRESCRIBE DURING
    5  THE  PERI-ANESTHETIC  PERIOD. THE CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST
    6  SHALL  OBTAIN  A  CERTIFICATE  FROM  THE  DEPARTMENT  UPON  SUCCESSFULLY
    7  COMPLETING A PROGRAM INCLUDING AN APPROPRIATE PHARMACOLOGY COMPONENT, OR
    8  ITS  EQUIVALENT, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS, PRIOR
    9  TO PRESCRIBING UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  CERTIFICATE  SHALL  STATE
   10  WHETHER  THE  CERTIFIED  REGISTERED  NURSE  ANESTHETIST HAS SUCCESSFULLY
   11  COMPLETED SUCH A PROGRAM OR EQUIVALENT AND IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRESCRIBE
   12  UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION.
   13    (B)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE TERM "CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE
   14  ANESTHETIST" SHALL MEAN A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE LICENSED IN THIS
   15  STATE: WHO HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION FOR  THE
   16  PROVISION  OF ANESTHESIA SERVICES IN A PROGRAM REGISTERED BY THE DEPART-
   17  MENT OR IN A PROGRAM ACCREDITED BY A NATIONAL  BODY  RECOGNIZED  BY  THE
   18  DEPARTMENT  OR  DETERMINED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT TO BE EQUIVALENT; AND WHO
   19  SUBMITS EVIDENCE IN A MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
   20  CURRENT  CERTIFICATION  OR RECERTIFICATION BY A NATIONAL CERTIFYING BODY
   21  RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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