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| 3 | 3 | | 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 are advanced practice registered nurses who are among the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 nation's most trusted professions, having provided anesthesia |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 care to patients in the United States for more than 150 years; |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 WHEREAS, CRNAs became the first nursing specialty to be |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 accorded direct reimbursement rights by Medicare due to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 legislation passed in 1986; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 WHEREAS, CRNAs are the primary anesthesia providers in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 rural and underserved communities and continue to be the |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 primary providers of anesthesia care to U.S. military |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 personnel; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, CRNAs practice in every setting in which |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 surgical suites, obstetrical delivery rooms, critical access |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and the offices of |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and pain management |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 specialists; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 WHEREAS, CRNAs are qualified to make independent judgments |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 regarding all aspects of anesthesia care based on their |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 education, training, board certification, and licensure; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 WHEREAS, CRNAs are trusted anesthesia experts, caring for |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 patients safely and compassionately, delivering specialized, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 cost-effective care to all patients, from newborns to seniors, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 for every type of procedure in all types of facilities; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 WHEREAS, CRNAs' experience in critical care nursing, in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 addition to anesthesia care, provides the training and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 education to address unique healthcare challenges of some of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 our sickest patients, including veterans; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 WHEREAS, National CRNA Week will be held from January 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 through January 25, 2025; therefore, be it |
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