HR 7048 United States House · 117th Congress

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022

Summary

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2022 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.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Mar 9, 2022 Last action Mar 28, 2022

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Committee

Mar 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 28 co-sponsors