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Introduced Senate Bill (S)

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Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Removes the requirement that a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) must be in the immediate presence of a physician to administer anesthesia. Allows a CRNA to administer anesthesia under the direction of a podiatrist or dentist. (Under current law, a CRNA may administer anesthesia under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician.) Certified registered nurse anesthetists. Removes the requirement that a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) must be in the immediate presence of a physician to administer anesthesia. Allows a CRNA to administer anesthesia under the direction of a podiatrist or dentist. (Under current law, a CRNA may administer anesthesia under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician.)