CRNAs shall not be required to enter into collaborative practice arrangements for the provision of anesthesia care for a patient for a procedure or treatment and shall not be required to obtain a certificate of controlled substance prescriptive authority from the Board of Nursing. A CRNA may issue orders for and administer certain controlled substances and drugs to a patient for treatment, provided that a physician, dentist, or podiatrist has requested anesthesia care and that care is provided in accordance with a plan of anesthesia care developed by the CRNA.

CRNAs shall have the authority, in addition to the other functions and duties of a CRNA, to: (1) provide pre- and post-anesthesia care assessment; (2) develop a plan of anesthesia care for the procedure or treatment; (3) notify the physician, dentist, or podiatrist regarding the plan of anesthesia care; (4) order the method for and administer anesthesia care; (5) initiate and perform patient-specific anesthesia in accordance with the plan; (6) issue orders for and administer Schedule II, III, IV, and V controlled substances during the period of anesthesia care or cause the same to be administered or dispensed during the period of care by a licensed professional or practical nurse; (7) order necessary tests, interpret diagnostic procedures, and apply medical devices during the period of care; (8) support life functions; (9) monitor, assess, evaluate, and take appropriate action to patient responses to anesthesia care; (10) manage the patient's emergence from anesthesia care; and (11) participate in the life support of the patient.

SARAH HASKINS