118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 2070: Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023
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Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Maria Cantwell SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Maria Cantwell.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.