PRINTER'S NO. 868
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
789
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CHRISTIANA, BENNINGHOFF, D. COSTA, DOWLING,
GODSHALL, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, F. KELLER, KORTZ, MAHER,
MATZIE, McCLINTON, MENTZER, MURT, ORTITAY, RYAN, SAYLOR,
SIMMONS, SONNEY AND STURLA, MARCH 10, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 10, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
revocation of licenses and certificates; providing penalties;
and making repeals," providing for the provision and
supervision of anesthesia care.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended by adding
a section to read:
Section 45.1. Provision and supervision of anesthesia care.
(a) General rule.--Anesthesia care in a hospital shall be
provided by any of the following:
(1) An anesthesiologist.
(2) A qualified physician.
(3) A physician enrolled in a residency program in
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anesthesia or oral surgery.
(4) A dentist anesthetist.
(5) A nurse anesthetist authorized by the State Board of
Nursing to provide anesthesia care and who is under the
supervision of either of the following:
(i) An anesthesiologist .
(ii) The operating physician .
(6) A supervised student nurse trainee enrolled in a
course approved by the American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists.
(b) Regulation.--Nothing in this section shall affect the
provisions of 28 Pa. Code ยง 123.7 (relating to dental
anesthetist and nurse anesthetist qualifications). Nothing in
this section shall be construed to authorize the board to
regulate nurse anesthetists.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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