The decision was opposed by the Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists, who said the decision would put patients in danger.
“Patient safety is and must always be one of our highest priorities,” Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter said in a statement Monday. “This decision upholds that core value while giving rural hospitals the flexibility they need to provide their rural patients with access to high-quality healthcare.”
Read the Huffington Post report on Colorado’s decision to opt out of the physician supervision rule.
Read more on the debate over appropriate anesthesia providers:
–AMA Calls Study of CRNAs as Sole Provider of Anesthesia Services “Flawed”
