Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 22-28, 2017, as National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-25 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR146-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 146 |
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WHEREAS, National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists | ||
Week is being celebrated from January 22 through 28, 2017, in | ||
recognition of the crucial work performed by practitioners of one | ||
of the oldest nursing specializations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nurses first administered anesthesia to wounded | ||
soldiers during the Civil War, and nurse-anesthetists have been the | ||
main providers of anesthesia to U.S. military personnel on the | ||
front lines since World War I; their care continues to be essential | ||
to saving the lives of service personnel wounded in current | ||
conflicts overseas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, CRNAs safely administer approximately 43 | ||
million doses of anesthesia to patients each year; as the primary | ||
source of anesthesia care in rural areas, they enable medical | ||
facilities in underserved communities to maintain obstetric, | ||
surgical, and trauma-stabilization capabilities; in some states, | ||
CRNAs are the sole providers of anesthesia services in nearly 100 | ||
percent of rural hospitals; and | ||
WHEREAS, These dedicated professionals practice in every | ||
setting in which anesthesia is delivered, from traditional | ||
hospitals to dental and podiatric offices and ambulatory surgical | ||
centers, as well as military and Veterans Administration treatment | ||
facilities; currently, more than 4,000 CRNAs are licensed to | ||
practice in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nurse-anesthetists play a trusted and vital role in | ||
our state's and nation's health care systems, providing for an | ||
expanded scope of medical care in many parts of the country, and the | ||
observance of National CRNA Week offers an opportunity to honor the | ||
members of this profession for their steadfast commitment to their | ||
calling; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize January 22-28, 2017, as National | ||
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week and extend heartfelt | ||
appreciation to the nurse-anesthetists of Texas for their crucial | ||
contribution to health care in the Lone Star State. | ||
Klick | ||
Bonnen of Galveston | ||
Howard | ||
Oliverson | ||
Sheffield | ||
Zerwas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on | ||
January 24, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||