pa-56-41-1476: Certified registered nurse anesthetists and fees

Summary

The State Board of Nursing (board) amends §§ 21.501, 21.805 and 21.1102, adds §§ 21.1001 21.1041 and deletes § 21.17 (relating to anesthesia) to read as set forth in Annex A. Effective Date This final-form rulemaking will be effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin except for the deletion of § 21.17, which will be effective 1 year from publication of this final-form rulemaking in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . The additional 1 year will give applicants who are currently administering anesthesia under § 21.17 time to apply for and receive certification. Statutory Authority The authority for this final-form rulemaking is derived from multiple laws. Section 2.1(k) of The Professional Nursing Law (RN Law) (63 P.S. § 212.1(k)) sets forth the board's general rulemaking authority. The act of June 30, 2021 (P.L. 326, No. 60) (Act 60 of 2021) amended the RN Law by adding sections 8.8 and 8.9 (63 P.S. §§ 218.8 and 218.9) to recognize and license certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) in this Commonwealth. The amendments in this final-form rulemaking are required to update the board's existing regulations to implement Act 60 of 2021. Under section 8.8(b) of the RN Law, to qualify for initial CRNA certification, an applicant is required to hold a master's degree, doctoral degree or post-master's certificate from an accredited education program in nurse anesthesia and hold current National certification as a CRNA from a board-recognized National certification...

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