SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 626
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 312824
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11  Senator Bullard moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
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15            page 15, lines 10-14, delete those lines
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18         (g)  "Direct supervision" means supervision in a
19  hospital by an anesthesiologist who is present in the same
20  room as the anesthesiologist assistant, or in an immediately
21  adjacent room or hallway, such that the supervising
22  anesthesiologist is able to monitor the ongoing anesthetic and
23  be immediately available to provide assistance and direction
24  while anesthesia services are being performed. Direct
25  supervision requires the supervising anesthesiologist to
26  personally participate in the most demanding procedures in the
27  anesthesia plan, including induction and emergence.
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