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Bill would amend Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act

Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, January 18, 2006

A bill has been introduced in Illinois to amend the state's Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act.

The bill (H.B. 4329), which was referred to the House Rules Committee, according to the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, would require that, "in provisions concerning persons authorized to administer anesthesia services . . . a registered nurse may administer conscious sedation under the following conditions:

• The registered nurse has privileges granted by the medical staff and ambulatory surgical treatment center (ASTC) to administer conscious sedation
• The registered nurse is under the direct supervision of the operating physician or dentist during the delivery of conscious sedation
• The registered nurse maintains current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
• The operating physician has training and experience in the delivery of anesthesia services to patients by either possessing clinical privileges at the ASTC to administer anesthesia or completing a minimum of eight hours of continuing education in the delivery of anesthesia, including the administration of conscious sedation within each three-year license period

The bill also requires that physicians or dentists with the authority to administer anesthesia must maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.

To view the bill, click here.

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