Bill Text: NC H878 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina House Bill 878 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: CRNAs in Counties with Critical Access Hosp

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-15 - Ref to the Com on Health and Human Services, if favorable, Regulatory Reform [H878 Detail]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H 1

HOUSE BILL 878

Short Title: CRNAs in Counties with Critical Access Hosp.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Cunningham and Setzer (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Health and Human Services, if favorable, Regulatory Reform.

April 15, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to allow for nurse anesthetists to provide anesthesia services IN COLLABORATION with certain health care providers in a county in which a licensed critical access hospital is located.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. If House Bill 181 of the 2013 Regular Session becomes law, then G.S. 90‑18(c)(14a) reads as rewritten:

"(14a) The provision of anesthesia services by a nurse anesthetist, 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. A nurse anesthetist may provide local anesthesia under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist pursuant to G.S. 90‑202.2(a). Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, a nurse anesthetist may provide anesthesia services in collaboration with a physician, dentist, or podiatrist in a county in which a licensed critical access hospital, as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 400.202, is located."

SECTION 2. If House Bill 181 of the 2013 Regular Session becomes law, then 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 anesthetist may provide 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. A nurse anesthetist may provide local anesthesia under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist pursuant to G.S. 90‑202.2(a). Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, a nurse anesthetist may provide anesthesia services in collaboration with a physician, dentist, or podiatrist in a county in which a licensed critical access hospital, as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 400.202, is located."

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