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A response from the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists to assertions made by the Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists regarding H.B. 1256.
To insure patient safety, Propofol should be administered only by persons trained in the administration of general anesthesia and not involved in the conduct of the surgical/diagnostic procedure
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PA Legislature Considering Other Legislation Now That The Budget Has Passed
Governor Rendell's proposed health care reforms are alive and well in Pennsylvania. Legislation favorable to CRNA practice have been reintroduced by Senators and Representatives who understand the role CRNA's have in the medical community. Throughout the next two years, you will hear many arguments and position statements from all specialties of medicine, especially the anesthesiologists. What is important to remember is that HB 1866 which defines our scope of practice is not about a turf battle, nor is it about broadening our scope of practice. The House and Senate bills will do nothing more than provide entitlement; title protection, so that we as a profession can advance to meet the demands of our border states. The Advanced Nursing Practice Certification is already required in our surrounding states and throughout the nation and will soon be expected in Pennsylvania. Nurse Midwives and Nurse Practitioners are recognized in Pennsylvania as APNs but we, the oldest advanced nursing practice, are not. We as an association must move forward to ensure our specialty by protecting and securing the right to practice. There have been attempts by the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists to restrict us by controlling our ability to practice. PANA has been successful in protecting your scope of practice, but it becomes harder and harder each time it is attacked. The ability to protect your scope of practice is a lot easier when it is a regulation as 21:17 is, versus a law, which is what we currently seek. In order for your board to secure your right to practice we must never stop until we achieve title protection and we can not even begin to acquire an APN certification without it. Please contact your Representative and ask the to support House Bill 1866!