Bill Text: NJ A2268 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-10 - Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading [A2268 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A2268-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 2268
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 18, 2010
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman VINCENT PRIETO
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Assemblyman UPENDRA J. CHIVUKULA
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee on June 10, 2010, with amendments.
An Act concerning nurse anesthetists and supplementing Titles 26 and 45 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The administration and monitoring of general or regional anesthesia in a hospital or ambulatory surgery facility licensed pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes shall be performed by:
(1) an anesthesiologist; or
(2) a certified registered nurse anesthetist 1[or],1 registered nurse anesthetist 1, or an advanced practice nurse certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the area of anesthesia,1 under the supervision of an anesthesiologist or a physician who is privileged by a licensed hospital to administer or supervise the administration of anesthesia services, who in either case shall be immediately available during the surgery.
b. The administration and monitoring of conscious sedation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery facility licensed pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes shall be performed by:
(1) an anesthesiologist;
(2) a physician who is privileged by a licensed hospital;
(3) a certified registered nurse anesthetist 1[or],1 registered nurse anesthetist 1, or an advanced practice nurse certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the area of anesthesia,1 under the supervision of an anesthesiologist or a physician who is privileged by a licensed hospital to administer or supervise the administration of anesthesia services, who in either case shall be immediately available during the surgery; or
(4) a registered professional nurse, for the purpose of administering supplemental doses only.
2. a. The administration and monitoring of general or regional anesthesia at a physician's office shall be performed by:
(1) an anesthesiologist; or
(2) a certified registered nurse anesthetist 1, or an advanced practice nurse certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the area of anesthesia,1 under the supervision of an anesthesiologist or a physician who is privileged by a licensed hospital or the State Board of Medical Examiners to administer or supervise the administration of anesthesia services, who in either case shall be physically present during the surgery.
b. The administration and monitoring of conscious sedation at a physician's office shall be performed by:
(1) a physician who is privileged by a licensed hospital or the State Board of Medical Examiners to provide conscious sedation;
(2) a certified registered nurse anesthetist 1, or an advanced practice nurse certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the area of anesthesia,1 under the supervision of a physician as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection who shall be physically present during the surgery; or
(3) a registered professional nurse or physician assistant who is trained and has experience in the use and monitoring of anesthetic agents, at the specific direction of a physician as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection who shall be physically present during the surgery.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
