(a) In a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center a physician may delegate to a certified registered nurse anesthetist the ordering of drugs and devices necessary for a certified registered nurse anesthetist to administer an anesthetic or an anesthesia-related service ordered by the physician. The physician's order for anesthesia or anesthesia-related services does not have to be drug-specific, dose-specific, or administration-technique-specific. Pursuant to the order and in accordance with facility policies or medical staff bylaws, the nurse anesthetist may select, obtain, and administer those drugs and apply the appropriate medical devices necessary to accomplish the order and maintain the patient within a sound physiological status.
(b) A physician who delegates to a certified registered nurse anesthetist the ordering of drugs and devices necessary for the certified registered anesthetist to administer an anesthetic or an anesthesia-related service is not required to register the name and license number of the certified registered nurse anesthetist with the board.
(c) This section shall be liberally construed to permit the full use of safe and effective medication orders to utilize the skills and services of certified registered nurse anesthetists.

Source Note: The provisions of this §193.13 adopted to be effective November 7, 2013, 38 TexReg 7711