NRS 632.2397 Certified registered nurse anesthetist: Authorized practice; prohibited acts.
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NRS 632.2397 Certified registered nurse anesthetist: Authorized practice; prohibited acts.
1. A certified registered nurse anesthetist may:
(a)Under the supervision of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, order, prescribe, possess and administer controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices to treat a patient under the care of a licensed physician in a critical access hospital or a hospital located in a city whose population is less than 25,000 in preparation for surgery or childbirth, during surgery or childbirth and while a patient recovers from surgery or childbirth.
(b)Possess and administer controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices in other circumstances under which a registered nurse is authorized to possess and administer controlled substances, poisons, dangerous drugs and devices.
2. A certified registered nurse anesthetist shall not order or prescribe a controlled substance, poison, dangerous drug or device except as authorized by paragraph
(a)of subsection 1.
3. As used in this section, “critical access hospital” means a hospital which has been certified as a critical access hospital by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(e).