Title: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's certified registered nurse anesthetists and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the service of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), including during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and encourages participation in National CRNA Week.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 65 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 65

  Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's certified 
  registered nurse anesthetists and their critical role in providing 
   quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing 
                           COVID-19 pandemic.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

  Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself and Ms. Roybal-Allard) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's certified 
  registered nurse anesthetists and their critical role in providing 
   quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing 
                           COVID-19 pandemic.

Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists are essential to America's 
        health care system, providing high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia 
        care for more than 150 years;
Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists safely administer approximately 
        49 million anesthetics to patients each year;
Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists are the primary providers of 
        anesthesia care in rural America, enabling health care facilities in 
        these medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical, trauma 
        stabilization, and pain management services;
Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists practice in every setting in 
        which anesthesia is delivered, including--

    (1) traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery 
rooms;

    (2) the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic 
surgeons;

    (3) ambulatory surgical centers; and

    (4) the United States Military and Public Health Services and 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities;

Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists are serving on the front lines 
        of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, using their advanced skills in airway 
        management, intubation, and ventilator management to help the sickest 
        COVID-19 patients, leaving the comfort of their homes and families to 
        travel to hospitals and facilities across the country so they can assist 
        where the need is greatest; and
Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 24, 2021, through 
        January 30, 2021, is to raise public awareness of and celebrate the 
        Nation's 57,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists and student 
        registered nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives thanks and promotes the 
profession of certified registered nurse anesthetists and their 
incredible, selfless, and dedicated service during this COVID-19 
pandemic, by encouraging patients, hospital administrators, health care 
professionals, policymakers, and others to utilize certified registered 
nurse anesthetists to their full potential and to recognize the work of 
certified registered nurse anesthetists by participating in National 
CRNA Week.
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