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SB156 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
SB156 Alabama 2019 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

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

Bill Actions

S

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

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature