is performing the procedure for which the certified registered
nurse anesthetist is performing anesthesia services.
(4) A dentist licensed by the State Board of Dentistry and
permitted by the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), known as
"The Dental Law," or the State Board of Dentistry to administer,
supervise or direct the administration of anesthesia.] provided.
(b) Anesthesia services include the authority to prescribe,
dispense and administer prescription drugs, including
prescriptions for controlled substances listed in Schedules II,
III, III N, IV and V under 21 U.S.C. § 812 (relating to
schedules of controlled substances); to order and evaluate
laboratory and diagnostic test results and perform point-of-care
testing that the certified registered nurse anesthetist is
qualified to perform; and to order and evaluate radiographic
imaging studies that the certified registered nurse anesthetist
is qualified to order and interpret. A certified registered
nurse anesthetist may prescribe prescription drugs for a supply
of not more than ten (10) days with no refills and only for an
individual for whom the certified registered nurse anesthetist
has, at the time of the prescription, established a client or
patient record.
(c) Nothing in this section requires a certified registered
nurse anesthetist to obtain prescriptive authority from a
physician, podiatrist or dentist to select, order and administer
controlled substances in connection with the procedure for which
anesthesia care is being provided.
(d) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may perform the
following services and procedures:
(1) be responsible for performing and documenting total
anesthesia care of a patient, including, but not limited to,
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