Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 93 - Hospitals
Subchapter M - Anesthesia Services (Optional)
Section I-9451 - Organization and Staffing

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9451

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Anesthesia services shall be administered by practitioners with appropriate clinical privileges obtained through a mechanism that assures that each practitioner provide only those services for which they have been licensed, trained and deemed to be competent to administer anesthesia within the scope of their practice. Those practitioners include:

1. a qualified anesthesiologist;

2. a doctor of medicine or osteopathy;

3. a dentist, oral surgeon, or podiatrist who is qualified to administer anesthesia under state law;

4. a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing who is under the supervision of the operating practitioner or of an anesthesiologist who is immediately available if needed as defined in the medical staff bylaws; or

5. a bona fide student enrolled in a school of nurse anesthesia accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia educational programs whose graduates are acceptable for certification by a nationally recognized certifying body may administer anesthesia as related to such course of study under the direct supervision of a certified registered nurse anesthetist or an anesthesiologist.

B. The individual administering the anesthesia shall be present throughout its administration and attending the patient until the patient is under the care of post-anesthesia staff.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2100-2115.

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