Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

Hozzl · 2024-03-12T17:15:16Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 2070 Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Armed Forces and National Security. Stay informed on legislative developments.

3/12/2024, 5:15 PM

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from modifying its policy relating to anesthesia care in a manner that would provide any medical professional other than a physician anesthesiologist with full practice authority for the furnishment of anesthesia care to veterans under VA health care laws. The VA is also prohibited from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the provisions relating to anesthesia care of the proposed rule titled Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (81 Fed. Reg. 33155), or any substantially similar rule.

Congress

118

Number

S - 2070

Introduced on

2023-06-21

# Amendments

Variations and Revisions

6/21/2023

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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced

Introduced to House

House to Vote

Introduced to Senate

Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

Alternative Names

Official Title as IntroducedA bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas

Armed Forces and National Security

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/29/2023

Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from modifying its policy relating to anesthesia care in a manner that would provide any medical profe...

Latest Action6/21/2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.