SB156 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim McClendon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Nursing, Board of, scope of practice of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists revised, authorized to practice in coordination with a licensed physician, Sec. 34-21-81 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, the Board of Nursing is responsible for the regulation of the practice of nursing in the state, which includes Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Under existing law, CRNAs function under the direction of a licensed physician who must be immediately available.
This bill would revise the scope of practice of CRNAs and would provide that CRNAs may practice in coordination with a licensed physician.
Subjects: Nursing, Board of

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare