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Committee advances bill expanding CRNA scope and titles, with committee substitute adopted
Summary
The Senate Health Committee reported Senate Bill 18 to the full Senate with a committee substitute that broadens certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) qualifications and limits facility authority; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported with no fiscal note.
The West Virginia Senate Health Committee reported Senate Bill 18 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass as amended, adopting a committee substitute that revises qualifications and permitted titles for certified registered nurse anesthetists.
Counsel told the committee the bill expands the specification set and code to allow a certified registered nurse anesthetist, or CRNA, to administer anesthesia while cooperating with a physician, dentist or podiatrist; “cooperation” is defined in the bill as a process…
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