12 AAC 44.500. Requirements for initial authorization

An applicant for initial authorization to practice as a registered nurse anesthetist shall

(1) submit documentation of having satisfactorily completed an educational program prescribed by a school of nurse anesthesia accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education and the Board of Nursing;

(2) submit documentation of having successfully passed an examination administered by a nationally recognized certifying agency for nurse anesthetists following completion of the educational program described in (1) of this section;

(3) submit evidence of current national certification or recertification;

(4) submit written practice guidelines developed with appropriate health care professionals; the written practice guidelines shall be kept current and be provided to the board at any time the board considers it necessary for good cause; the written practice guidelines must include

(A) the primary physical location of the applicant's anesthesia practice and the location of any temporary assignments known in advance;

(B) the name of the anesthesiologist, physician, or dentist with whom the applicant will most frequently collaborate;

(C) a description of the applicant's communication plan for collaborating on cases with physicians during the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative periods;

(D) a description of the applicant's procedure for transferring care of a patient to personnel responsible for postanesthesia care;

(E) the process for quality assurance the applicant will use to evaluate the applicant's practice, including

(i) the use of standards that apply to the area of practice;

(ii) present or past review of the practice;

(iii) a written evaluation of the quality assurance review with a plan for corrective action, if indicated, and follow up;

(5) hold a current license to practice as a registered nurse in Alaska;

(6) submit a completed application on a form provided by the department; the completed application must include

(A) the names and addresses of three persons who may be contacted as professional references;

(B) one fully completed reference form, signed by one of the persons named under (A) of this paragraph, that indicates that the applicant is competent to practice; and

(C) the applicant's notarized signature certifying that the information in the application is correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge; and

(7) submit the application fee and the initial biennial authorization fee established by 12 AAC 02.280.

History: Eff. 10/8/81, Register 80; am 8/2/86, Register 99; am 11/7/87, Register 104; am 4/27/97, Register 142

Authority: AS 08.68.100

AS 08.68.410

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