PRINTER'S NO. 264
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
274
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, STEFANO, GREENLEAF, BAKER, RESCHENTHALER,
HUTCHINSON, VULAKOVICH, COSTA, YUDICHAK, BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK
AND DINNIMAN, JANUARY 31, 2017
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 31, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317, No.69), entitled, as
amended, "An act relating to the practice of professional
nursing; providing for the licensing of nurses and for the
revocation and suspension of such licenses, subject to
appeal, and for their reinstatement; providing for the
renewal of such licenses; regulating nursing in general;
prescribing penalties and repealing certain laws," providing
for the definition of "certified registered nurse
anesthetist"; further providing for registered nurse,
clinical nurse specialist, use of title "C.N.S." and
credentials and fraud; and providing for certified registered
nurse anesthetist and qualifications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L.317,
No.69), known as The Professional Nursing Law, is amended by
adding a clause to read:
Section 2. Definitions.--When used in this act, the
following words and phrases shall have the following meanings
unless the context provides otherwise:
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(16) "Certified registered nurse anesthetist" means a
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