S 2070
118th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health personnel
Prescription drugs
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care
Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
Introduced: June 21, 2023
Introduced by:
Cantwell, Maria
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1