Senate committee advances bill codifying CRNA autonomous practice and liability protections
House Bill 289 was advanced with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from CRNAs and educators explaining that CRNAs provide rural anesthesia care, have extensive critical-care prerequisites and certification, and that codifying scope and liability protections would keep insurance costs down and protect access to services.
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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 289 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The bill places into statute the scope of practice and liability protections for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), reaffirming their autonomous role in providing anesthesia care in Idaho.
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