SB249 allows certified registered nurse anesthetists to order, prescribe, possess, and administer controlled substances and dangerous drugs outside.
SB249 revises provisions for certified registered nurse anesthetists, allowing them to order, prescribe, possess, and administer controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs, and devices outside critical access hospitals under specific conditions. This includes treating patients under the care of a licensed physician in preparation for surgery or childbirth, during surgery or childbirth, and while a patient recovers from surgery or childbirth. The bill also specifies that these actions must be under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic.
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