California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ‘All Facilities Letter’ and Survey Activities Impacting Nurse Anesthesiology Scope of Practice
December 9, 2024
JDSUPRA.COM
The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) September 6, 2024, All Facilities Letter (AFL) reaffirms the independent practice authority of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Despite this reaffirmation, misinterpretations of nurse anesthesiology scope of practice continue to disrupt anesthesia services in general acute care hospitals throughout California.
Assemblymember Flora Responds to CMS immediate jeopardy guidelines
December 6, 2024
Assemblymember Heath Flora (R-Ripon) today issued the following statement in response to revised guidance by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for surveyors and health care providers regarding immediate jeopardy.
CRNAs are essential for safe and timely anesthesia care in California
November 14, 2024
CAPITOLWEEKLY.NET
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) play an indispensable role in California’s health care system, particularly for underserved and rural communities where anesthesia access is critical, yet limited.
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