118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3347 — Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023

“To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced May 15, 2023

Last action Jun 2, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

May 15, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jun 2, 2023

Veterans' Affairs

Step 3

Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from modifying its policy relating to anesthesia care in a manner that would provide any medical professional other than a physician anesthesiologist with full practice authority for the furnishment of anesthesia care to veterans under VA health care laws. The VA is also prohibited from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the provisions relating to anesthesia care of the proposed rule titled Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (81 Fed. Reg. 33155), or any substantially similar rule.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jun 2, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

May 15, 2023

Introduced in House

May 15, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.