Bobby D. SingletonUnder existing law, when a contract or plan of health insurance or health care services provides reimbursement or payment for services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), the CRNA is entitled to direct reimbursement from the insurer under certain conditions. For the purpose of this bill, a certified registered nurse anesthetist is defined to be a licensed registered nurse certified by the Council on Certification/Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists
This bill would update the definition of a certified registered nurse anesthetist for purposes of the above law to mean a licensed registered nurse certified by the National Board on Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists or other certifying body approved by the Board of Nursing
Relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists; to amend Section 27-46-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing for direct reimbursement for the services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist by insurers, to further provide for the definition of a certified registered nurse anesthetist for the purposes of the law.
Under existing law, when a contract or plan of health insurance or health care services provides reimbursement or payment for services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), the CRNA is entitled to direct reimbursement from the insurer under certain conditions. For the purpose of this bill, a certified registered nurse anesthetist is defined to be a licensed registered nurse certified by the Council on Certification/Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists
This bill would update the definition of a certified registered nurse anesthetist for purposes of the above law to mean a licensed registered nurse certified by the National Board on Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists or other certifying body approved by the Board of Nursing
Relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists; to amend Section 27-46-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing for direct reimbursement for the services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist by insurers, to further provide for the definition of a certified registered nurse anesthetist for the purposes of the law.
Section 1
Section 27-46-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:
§27-46-3.
For the purposes of this section chapter, certified registered nurse anesthetist means any licensed registered nurse licensed under Section 34-21-20, who is a graduate of a formal education program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and who is currently certified as a registered nurse anesthetist by the Council on Certification/Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists National Board on Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, or other certifying body approved by the Board of Nursing."
Section 2
This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Insurance |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 865 |
| May 16, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 2, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare |
| Document Type | Document Location |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB194-int.pdf |