Who can administer anesthesia?

The Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services (CMS) made significant changes to the hospital anesthesia interpretive guidelines on December 11, 2009 and amended it on February 5, 2010, May 21, 2010 and again effective February 14, 2011. There were extensive changes especially regarding pre-anesthesia evaluations, post-anesthesia evaluation and anesthesia services. Hospitals now have to develop policies on specific clinic situations involving anesthesia or analgesia. A two page FAQ was also added which includes interpretive guidelines on moderate sedation and deep sedation.

Come to this popular 90-minute webinar where nurse attorney Sue Dill Calloway will focus on who can administer anesthesia and supervision requirements of CRNAs and anesthesiology assistants. Hospitals will need to make sure their policies and procedures and credentialing and privileging policies reflect these new requirements.

Learning Objectives:

• Recall what policies and procedures are required by CMS related to anesthesia services
• Describe what an anesthesia provider is required to document on the intra-operative record during surgery
• Discuss the requirements for the post-anesthesia evaluation of both inpatients and outpatients
• Recall the scope of practice for CRNAs regarding epidurals and spinals for labor and delivery patients
• Discuss requirements for the pre-anesthetic assessment including when it has to be done

Target Audience:

• Chief of Anesthesia
• Anesthesiologist
• CRNAs
• Anesthesia Assistants
• Director of the OR and OR nurses
• PACU Nurse Manager
• Medical Credentialing Staff
• Patient Safety Officer
• Risk Manager
• Chief Nursing Officer
• OB Nurses and Nurse Director
• Quality Improvement Director
• Regulation and Accreditation Director
• ED Directors
• Nurse Educator
• PI Director
• Compliance Director
• GI Department Directors
• Anyone who is involved in assisting with cases of anesthesia and moderate sedation

Level: All levels 

Meet Your Expert: 

Sue Dill Calloway is a nurse attorney and medical-legal consultant. She has done many educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. She has spoken internationally on patient safety, risk management, legal, regulatory, and CMS and Joint Commission issues. She has authored over a thousand articles and a hundred books including a book on the Compliance Guide to the Joint Commission, CMS Patient Rights Standards and a book on 2009 Joint Commission Leadership and many books on nursing law and nursing law and ethics.  

Her associate degree is from Central Ohio Technical College and Ohio State University. Her BA, BSN in Nursing, MSN in nursing (summa cum laude) and JD degree (law degree with honors) are from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

Accreditation Statement:

AHC Media is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation:

This activity has been approved for 1.5 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14749, for 1.5 Contact Hours.

Sponsor:

The sponsor of this educational activity is AHC Media.

Refund Policy:

If you are not able to attend for any reason, please notify us as soon as possible. Webinar cancellations received prior to the start time of the webinar are fully refundable. If you prefer, you may substitute an upcoming webinar for the one you originally registered for.

Recorded: Tuesday, January 31, 2012