CaliforniaNurse anesthetists: scope of practice.
What it does
Existing law, the Nurse Anesthetists Act, provides for the certification and regulation of nurse anesthetists by the Board of Registered Nursing. Existing law requires the utilization of a nurse anesthetist to provide anesthesia services in an acute care facility to be approved by the acute care facility administration and the appropriate committee, as defined, and at the discretion of the physician, dentist, or podiatrist. Existing law makes a nurse anesthetist who is not an employee of an acute care facility subject to the bylaws of the facility.
More detail
This bill would expressly provide that a nurse anesthetist is authorized to perform anesthesia services. The bill would define "anesthesia services" for purposes of the act to mean, among other things, preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care and pain management provided by a nurse anesthetist for patients receiving anesthesia pursuant to an order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist for anesthesia services. Under the bill, an order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist for anesthesia services for a specific patient would be deemed the authorization for the nurse anesthetist to select and implement the modality of anesthesia for the patient and to abort or modify the modality of anesthesia during the course of care. The bill would provide that the selection and administration of medication by a nurse anesthetist for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care and for pain management purposes pursuant to an order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist shall not constitute a prescription as that term is defined in a specified provision of federal law.
The bill would state that the provisions of the Nurse Anesthetists Act are declaratory of existing law and of an advisory opinion, including specified case law.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 169, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 11Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 4Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 70. Noes 1. Page 2929.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 876 Flora Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 3In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB876 Flora By Ashby Reconsider. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB876 Flora By Ashby. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB876 Flora By Ashby. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2438.).Major
- Sep 3Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2438.)
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2437.).Passed Senate
- Aug 26Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 25From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jul 14From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 9From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Major
- May 28Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Minor
- May 15In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 876 Flora Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 1. Page 1563.)Passed Assembly
- May 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 7From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 7).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 1.) (April 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Referred to Com. on B. & P.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced