Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
S 2070, the Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023, prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from allowing non-physician anesthesiologists (specifically certified registered nurse anesthetists) to have full practice authority for administering anesthesia to veterans. The bill blocks the VA from modifying its anesthesia care policies to grant such authority or implementing a 2016 proposed rule on this matter. This directly affects veterans receiving VA surgical care and VA anesthesia care policies, ensuring only physician anesthesiologists provide anesthesia services under current VA rules. The bill does not impact emergency procedures, which remain exempt under a separate safety provision.
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 21, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Jun 21, 2023
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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