Medicare and Medicaid programs; hospital Conditions of Participation: anesthesia services. Final rule.
This final rule amends the Anesthesia Services Condition of Participation (CoP) for hospitals, the Surgical Services Condition of Participation for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), and the Surgical Services Condition of Coverage for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), and, with its publication, withdraws the January 18, 2001 final rule (66 FR 4674).This final rule maintains the current physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists(CRNAs), unless the Governor of a State, in consultation with the State's Boards of Medicine and Nursing, exercises the option of exemption from this requirement consistent with State law.
D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010819:Physician's Role; D013219:State Government; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States