AB 876 (Flora, R-Ripon)
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Introduced on Feb. 19. To be heard in the Assembly Business and Professions Committee.
AB 876 would authorize credentialed nurse anesthetists to independently provide direct and indirect patient care, including administering medications and selecting, modifying, or discontinuing anesthesia based on a patient’s medical record. It would also prohibit requirements for physician supervision or adherence to standardized procedures.
SB 596 (Menjivar, D-Van Nuys)
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Introduced on Feb. 20. To be heard in the Senate Health Committee.
SB 596 would increase hospitals’ nurse staffing compliance requirements by mandating that they document the use and exhaustion of their on-call nurse list before qualifying for an exemption from staffing violation penalties. The bill defines an on-call list as at least 10% of the hospital’s registered nurse staff and requires that all nurses on the list maintain verified competencies specific to their assigned unit.