SB 0453 aims to alleviate the shortage of anesthesiologists in the state by creating a licensure pathway to allow assistants to give anesthesia under the guidance of other professionals.
Kelli Ray, president of the Tennessee Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants, told the news station that the bill would bring in certified anesthesiologist assistants who were born in Tennessee or who went to school in Tennessee.
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