BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: January 25, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
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119 (Chiu) - As Introduced January 15, 2016
SUBJECT: Physician Anesthesiologist Week.
SUMMARY: Designates the week of January 31, 2016, to February
6, 2016, inclusive, as Physician Anesthesiologist Week.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)Annually in the United States, more than 100 million
operations and procedures are performed with anesthesia and
physician anesthesiologists play a critical role in a
patient's well-being before, during, and after surgical
procedures and make patient safety their top priority.
Physician Anesthesiologists have the highest level of training
and must complete between 12,000 and 16,000 hours of training
prior to practicing independently and their duties include
evaluating a patient's current health prior to receiving
anesthesia to ensure the best outcome, administering
anesthesia, monitoring the patient during surgery, and
assessing the patient after the procedure is completed.
3)The American Society of Anesthesiologists has identified the
perioperative surgical home as an innovative model in patient
care where the physician anesthesiologist directs the
anesthesia care team to provide support to the patient
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throughout all aspects of surgical care and procedures; and
there is up to a 20 percent reduction in adverse events when
physician anesthesiologists lead the anesthesia care team.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800