| 1 | Representative Ambler offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | On page 5, line 26, through page 6, line 2, |
| 5 | remove: all of said lines |
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| 7 | and insert: (g) "Direct supervision" means supervision in |
| 8 | a hospital by an anesthesiologist who is present in the same |
| 9 | room as the anesthesiologist assistant or in an immediately |
| 10 | adjacent room or hallway, such that the supervising |
| 11 | anesthesiologist is able to monitor the ongoing anesthetic and |
| 12 | be immediately available to provide assistance and direction |
| 13 | while anesthesia services are being performed. Direct |
| 14 | supervision requires the supervising anesthesiologist to |
| 15 | personally participate in the most demanding procedures in the |
| 16 | anesthesia plan, including induction and emergence. |