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(a) To ensure available nurse anesthesia to the Alaska public in accordance with the standards set forth by the national certifying board for nurse anesthetists, a registered nurse anesthetist in Alaska is authorized within the scope of his or her educational preparation to perform procedures outlined by the American Association Nurse Anesthetist Guidelines for the Practice of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
(b) A registered nurse anesthetist is authorized to administer anesthesia
(1) in collaboration with the director of the anesthesia service or a qualified designee of the director; or
(2) in collaboration with the primary physician or qualified physician designee of the primary physician or of the dentist responsible for the patient's immediate care.
(c) In this section, "collaboration" means a process which involves two or more parties working together, each contributing his or her respective area of expertise to provide more comprehensive care than one alone can offer.
History: Eff. 10/8/81, Register 80; am 8/2/86, Register 99; am 11/7/87, Register 104
Authority: AS 08.68.100
Editor's note: A copy of the American Association Nurse Anesthetist Guidelines for the Practice of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist mentioned in 12 AAC 44.510(a) , can be obtained from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 216 Higgins Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
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