678.279 Certified registered nurse anesthetist license; prohibition on unlicensed practice, use of title
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678.279 Certified registered nurse anesthetist license; prohibition on unlicensed practice, use of title.
(1)The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall issue a license to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist to a licensed registered nurse who applies to the board and meets the requirements adopted by the board by rule under ORS 678.285.
(2)Unless a person is licensed under subsection
(1)of this section, a person may not:
(a)Practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist;
(b)Use the title “certified registered nurse anesthetist” or any initials, abbreviation or other name indicating the person is a certified registered nurse anesthetist; or
(c)Otherwise hold oneself out as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
(3)(a) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may not use the title “anesthesiologist.”
(b)As used in this subsection, “anesthesiologist” means a physician who has completed a residency program in anesthesiology that meets or exceeds the standards adopted by the Oregon Medical Board. [2023 c.346 §2]