AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A COLLABORATIVE/CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE AND A PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT THE CARE OF A PATIENT BY THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE BE DIRECTED BY THE DENTIST OR PHYSICIAN WHO IS IN THE COLLABORATIVE/CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO COLLABORATE/CONSULT WITH A PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST DURING ALL PHASES OF THE ANESTHETIC PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST IN A COLLABORATIVE/CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE IN A COLLABORATIVE/CONSULTATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH A PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 73-15-20