§ 4760.09 — Developing and implementing anesthesia care plan for patient

Ohio § 4760.09

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 47: Occupations-Professions
• Ch. 4760: Anesthesiologist Assistants

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If the practice and supervision requirements of section4760.08of the Revised Code are being met, an anesthesiologist assistant may assist the supervising anesthesiologist in developing and implementing an anesthesia care plan for a patient. In providing assistance to the supervising anesthesiologist, an anesthesiologist assistant may do any of the following:

(A) Obtain a comprehensive patient history and present the history to the supervising anesthesiologist;

(B) Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitor and obtain and interpret information from the systems and monitors;

(C) Assist the supervising anesthesiologist with the implementation of medically accepted monitoring techniques;

(D) Establish basic and advanced airway interventions, including intubation of the trachea and performing ventilatory support;

(E) Administer intermittent vasoactive drugs and start and adjust vasoactive infusions;

(F) Administer anesthetic drugs, adjuvant drugs, and accessory drugs;

(G) Assist the supervising anesthesiologist with the performance of epidural anesthetic procedures and spinal anesthetic procedures;

(H) Administer blood, blood products, and supportive fluids.

Legislative History

Effective: May 31, 2000 | Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 278 - 123rd General Assembly