N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4A.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:35-4A.8 - Performance of general anesthesia; authorized personnel

(a) General anesthesia shall be administered and monitored in an office only by the following individuals:

1. A physician privileged by a hospital or the Board pursuant to 13:35-4A.12 to provide general anesthesia services and who, during every consecutive three-year period beginning July 1, 2004, completes at least 60 Category I hours of continuing medical education in anesthesia which either meet the criteria for credit towards the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association or have been approved by the American Osteopathic Association; or

2. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), under the supervision of a physician qualified under (a)1 above.

(b) The administration and monitoring of general anesthesia shall be provided by an individual who meets the requirements of (a) above and who is at all times present in the anesthetizing location and who is not the practitioner performing the surgery or special procedure. This subsection shall not be construed to preclude the conversion of moderate sedation to general anesthesia in an emergency to protect the health of the patient, even if there is no physician present who would be qualified to administer and monitor general anesthesia pursuant to (a)1 above.

(c) When the administration and monitoring of general anesthesia is being performed by a CRNA, the supervising physician shall be physically present and available to immediately diagnose and treat the patient in an emergency without concurrent responsibilities to administer anesthesia or perform surgery or special procedures, other than minor procedures.

(d) An advanced cardiac life support-trained physician, registered professional nurse or physician assistant shall remain with the patient at all times that the patient is receiving or recovering from general anesthesia.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4A.8

Public Notice: Suspension of enforcement.
See: 30 N.J.R. 4485(b).
Amended by R.2002 d.404, effective 12/16/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 3870(a), 34 N.J.R. 4449(a).
In (a), rewrote 1 and substituted "qualified" for "eligible" in 2; in (b), added the second sentence.

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2013(a), effective 12/6/2021