CAAs are trained to deliver anesthesia care and advanced patient monitoring techniques, working under the medical direction of anesthesiologists.
More than 20 other states allow nurse anesthetists and CAAs to practice in the physician-led anesthesia care team. Washington will become the first state in the Pacific Northwest region to authorize CAAs.
The bill is effective June 2024, the report said.
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