[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR410.69]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 410_SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) BENEFITS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B_Medical and Other Health Services
 
Sec. 410.69  Services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist or an 
anesthesiologist's assistant: Basic rule and definitions.

    (a) Basic rule. Medicare Part B pays for anesthesia services and 
related care furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetist or an 
anesthesiologist's assistant who is legally authorized to perform the 
services by the State in which the services are furnished.
    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this part--
    Anesthesiologist's assistant means a person who--
    (1) Works under the direction of an anesthesiologist;
    (2) Is in compliance with all applicable requirements of State law, 
including any licensure requirements the State imposes on nonphysician 
anesthetists; and
    (3) Is a graduate of a medical school-based anesthesiologist's 
assistant educational program that--
    (A) Is accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and 
Accreditation; and
    (B) Includes approximately two years of specialized basic science 
and clinical education in anesthesia at a level that builds on a 
premedical undergraduate science background.
    Anesthetist includes both an anesthesiologist's assistant and a 
certified registered nurse anesthetist.
    Certified registered nurse anesthetist means a registered nurse who:
    (1) Is licensed as a registered professional nurse by the State in 
which the nurse practices;
    (2) Meets any licensure requirements the State imposes with respect 
to non-physician anesthetists;
    (3) Has graduated from a nurse anesthesia educational program that 
meets the standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia 
Programs, or such other accreditation organization as may be designated 
by the Secretary; and
    (4) Meets the following criteria:
    (i) Has passed a certification examination of the Council on 
Certification of Nurse Anesthetists, the Council on Recertification of 
Nurse Anesthetists, or any other certification organization that may be 
designated by the Secretary; or
    (ii) Is a graduate of a program described in paragraph (3) of this 
definition and within 24 months after that graduation meets the 
requirements of paragraph (4)(i) of this definition.

[57 FR 33896, July 31, 1992]