Rebekah Bernard, MD, writes in Florida Politics about the risks of CRNA independent practice:
“Florida lawmakers are once again being asked to expand unsupervised anesthesia practice, this time under the familiar banner of ‘access,’ ‘cost savings,’ and ‘modernization.’ We are told this is inevitable — that ‘48 states already have similar laws,’ and Florida is simply behind the curve.
“That claim collapses under even minimal scrutiny.
“Let’s be clear about what is being proposed: allowing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists to practice independently, without physician anesthesiologist supervision, in all settings. This is not a minor regulatory tweak. It is a fundamental change in how anesthesia care — one of the riskiest aspects of modern medicine — is delivered.
“If lawmakers want to make policy based on evidence rather than talking points, three facts matter most.”
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