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          Date of Hearing:  January 25, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                      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