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Hospitals, anesthesiologists and CRNA groups back House Bill 52 to modernize Ohio CRNA statutes
Summary
At a Senate Health Committee hearing, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), hospital leaders and physician anesthesiologists urged passage of substitute House Bill 52, saying it modernizes and consolidates outdated statutory language without expanding CRNA scope and would improve operational clarity and workforce flexibility.
Columbus — Hospital leaders, anesthesiologists and representatives of the Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists urged the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday to approve substitute House Bill 52, calling the proposal a necessary modernization of Ohio law that clarifies CRNA roles and hospital privileging without expanding clinical scope.
"Substitute House Bill 52 is a thoughtful modernization of CRNA statutes," Angie Milosz, director of an Ohio nurse anesthesia program and a CRNA, told Chairman Huffman and the committee. Milosz described doctoral‑level CRNA programs, national certification, and facility‑based privileging processes and said the bill "aligns the statutory scope of practice with the education and national board certification that CRNAs already meet."
Why it matters: Testimony stressed the bill does not widen what CRNAs may do clinically but consolidates fragmented code sections and clarifies that CRNA activities require education, facility credentialing…
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