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Senate Public Health panel rejects standalone anesthesiologist assistant bill after extended testimony from nurse anesthetists and physicians
Summary
The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee voted down Senate Bill 2669, a proposal to create a standalone anesthesiologist assistant category, after testimony from CRNAs and physicians that focused on workforce, training and rural access.
The Public Health and Welfare Committee voted to reject Senate Bill 2669, a measure to create a standalone category for anesthesiologist assistants, after members voted "no" on a motion that the bill be reported as "title sufficient, do pass." The motion to take the bill from the table passed earlier in the same hearing.
Committee members heard extended testimony from certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and at least one anesthesiologist during the discussion. Karen Thornhill, representing MANA, the Mississippi Association of Nurse Anesthetists, asked the committee to consider both the stand‑alone anesthesiologist assistant (AA) bill before them and a separate bill (Senate Bill 2673) that would grant full practice authority to CRNAs.
Thornhill said…
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