HOUSE BILL 537

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Zachary J. Cook

AN ACT

RELATING TO ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS; REMOVING THE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT WHEN AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT STUDENT PROVIDES ANESTHESIA.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 61-6-10.7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2001, Chapter 311, Section 7) is amended to read:

     "61-6-10.7. EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE.--

          A. An anesthesiologist assistant student enrolled in an anesthesiologist assistant educational program accredited by the commission on accreditation of the allied health education programs or its successor is exempt from licensure while functioning as an anesthesiologist assistant student [If the student is providing anesthesia, the student shall be supervised on a one-to-one basis by an anesthesiologist who is continuously present in the operating room]; provided that the student is supervised by an anesthesiologist, an individual participating in a hospital residency program in preparation to practice as a licensed anesthesiologist or a licensed anesthesiologist assistant.

          B. An anesthesiologist assistant employed by the federal government is not required to be licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the Anesthesiologist Assistants Act while performing duties incident to that employment."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2011.

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