CRNAs practicing independently on non-opt out states

[chocomorsel]

How does this work? Specifically for Medicare patients. Do they just not do medicare cases? What about medicaid? Same rules? Does the surgeon take supervisory responsibility when it's a government insured case?

I know supervision is not needed anywhere for CRNAs in non Medicare cases.

Asking because I have seen groups in my home state of TX where CRNAs are practicing independently. And Texas in NOT an opt-out state.

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[Arch Guillotti]

How does this work? Specifically for Medicare patients. Do they just not do medicare cases? What about medicaid? Same rules? Does the surgeon take supervisory responsibility when it's a government insured case?

I know supervision is not needed anywhere for CRNAs in non Medicare cases.

Asking because I have seen groups in my home state of TX where CRNAs are practicing independently. And Texas in NOT an opt-out state.

If the surgeon "supervises" them then they can do whatever they please.

 

[deleted171991]

Surgeon hires own CRNA. Surgeon signs CRNAs records. Much like some GI docs.

 

[chocomorsel]

Surgeon hires own CRNA. Surgeon signs CRNAs records. Much like some GI docs.

But this is happening in hospitals. Not surgicenters.

 

[Arch Guillotti]

But this is happening in hospitals. Not surgicenters.

See my post.

 

[deansrv72]

But this is happening in hospitals. Not surgicenters.

Nationally speaking, can happen anywhere. Locally, it will depend on hospital policy.


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