Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/21/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2023-06-21Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-21 (00)
Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from modifying its policy relating to anesthesia care in a manner that would provide any medical professional other than a physician anesthesiologist with full practice authority for the furnishment of anesthesia care to veterans under VA health care laws. The VA is also prohibited from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the provisions relating to anesthesia care of the proposed rule titled Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (81 Fed. Reg. 33155), or any substantially similar rule.
Cosponsors (1)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Subjects
- Health personnel
- Prescription drugs
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Veterans' medical care
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