Bill Text: NC H181 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Physician Suprvsn. Required/Nurse Anesthetist

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 31-10)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-28 - Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate [H181 Detail]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H                                                                                                                                                   D

HOUSE DRH30088-LU-45A  (01/31)

 

 

 

Short Title:        Physician Suprvsn. Required/Nurse Anesthetist.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Dollar, Hollo, T. Moore, and Wray (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to confirm that north carolina law requires physician supervision of all nurses providing anesthesia services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑18(c) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(c)       The following shall not constitute practicing medicine or surgery as defined in this Article:

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(14a)    The provision of anesthesia services by a nurse, including, but not limited to, a nurse anesthetist or advanced practice registered nurse, so long as the anesthesia services are provided under the supervision of (i) a physician licensed under this Article or (ii) a licensed dentist who is qualified to provide anesthesia services pursuant to G.S. 90‑29.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑171.20(7)e. reads as rewritten:

"§ 90‑171.20.  Definitions.

As used in this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:

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(7)        The "practice of nursing by a registered nurse" consists of the following 10 components:

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e.         Collaborating with other health care providers in determining the appropriate health care for a patient but, subject to the provisions of G.S. 90‑18.2, not prescribing a medical treatment regimen or making a medical diagnosis, except under supervision of a licensed physician. A nurse, including, but not limited to, a nurse anesthetist or advanced practice registered nurse, may provide anesthesia services only if the anesthesia services are provided under the supervision of (i) a physician licensed under Article 1 of this Chapter or (ii) a licensed dentist who is qualified to provide anesthesia services pursuant to G.S. 90‑29.

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SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.