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Senate committee sends substitute for SB67 on CRNA prescribing to the Senate
Summary
A Senate committee passed a substitute for Senate Bill 67 that inserts prescribing language for certified registered nurse anesthetists, aligning it with language copied from KSA 60 five-eleven 30; the Kansas Medical Society said the change preserves physician or dentist orders, while one senator warned it increases opioid prescribers.
A Kansas Senate committee voted to pass out a substitute for Senate Bill 67 that adds prescribing language for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), aligning that language with wording taken from KSA 60 five-eleven 30, committee members and staff said.
The substitute passed by voice vote after the committee adopted an amendment that copies selected provisions of the APRN statute into the CRNA language and adds a sentence about administering anesthetic agents.
The committee’s action matters because it changes how CRNAs may prescribe controlled substances. Rochelle Colombo, representing the Kansas Medical Society, said the society…
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