334.400. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

334.400. As used in sections 334.400 to 334.430, the following termsshall mean:

(1) "Anesthesiologist", a physician who has completed a residency inanesthesiology approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology or theAmerican Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology;

(2) "Anesthesiologist assistant", a person who meets each of thefollowing conditions:

(a) Has graduated from an anesthesiologist assistant programaccredited by the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied HealthEducation and Accreditation or by its successor agency;

(b) Has passed the certifying examination administered by theNational Commission on Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants;

(c) Has active certification by the National Commission onCertification of Anesthesiologist Assistants; and

(d) Provides health care services delegated by a licensedanesthesiologist;

(3) "Anesthesiologist assistant supervision agreement", a writtenagreement, jointly agreed upon protocols or standing order between asupervising anesthesiologist and an anesthesiologist assistant, whichprovides for the delegation of health care services from a supervisinganesthesiologist to an anesthesiologist assistant and the review of suchservices;

(4) "Applicant", any individual who seeks to become licensed as ananesthesiologist assistant;

(5) "Continuing education", the offering of instruction orinformation to license holders for the purpose of maintaining or increasingskills necessary for the safe and competent practice of anesthetic care;

(6) "Department", the department of insurance, financial institutionsand professional registration or a designated agency thereof;

(7) "Immediately available", in the same physical location orfacility in which the services are provided;

(8) "Physician", an individual licensed pursuant to this chapter topractice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;

(9) "Supervision", medical direction by an anesthesiologist of ananesthesiologist assistant as defined in conditions of 42 CFR 415.110 whichlimits supervision to no more than four anesthesiologist assistantsconcurrently.

(L. 2003 H.B. 390, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788)