Committee hears testimony supporting House Bill 52 to modernize CRNA scope

Jun 4, 2025

Witnesses from nursing, hospital and anesthesia leadership told the House Health Committee substitute HB 52 consolidates and modernizes CRNA scope language in the Ohio Revised Code, preserves physician collaboration, and aims to reduce regulatory fragmentation that creates operational inefficiencies, especially in rural hospitals.

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The Ohio House Health Committee held a second hearing on substitute House Bill 52, which proponents said would consolidate and modernize statutory language governing certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) without expanding their scope of practice.

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