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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The recognition of January 19-25, 2025, as National |
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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week is a fitting tribute |
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to the contributions of these vital medical professionals; and |
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WHEREAS, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are |
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advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to make |
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independent judgments regarding all aspects of anesthesia care |
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based on their education, training, and licensure; providing |
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anesthesia care to patients in the United States for more than 150 |
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years, CRNAs were the first professional health care workers to |
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administer anesthesia, and through an act of Congress passed in |
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1986, they became the first nursing specialty to be accorded direct |
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reimbursement rights by Medicare; and |
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WHEREAS, CRNAs are the primary anesthesia providers in rural |
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communities in Texas and continue to be the primary providers of |
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anesthesia care to U.S. military personnel; these medical |
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professionals' experience in critical care nursing also enables |
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them to address the unique health care challenges of some of the |
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sickest patients, including military veterans; and |
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WHEREAS, CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia |
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is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and |
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obstetrical delivery rooms, critical access hospitals, ambulatory |
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surgical centers, and the offices of dentists, podiatrists, |
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ophthalmologists, pain management specialists, and more; they |
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deliver specialized, cost-effective care to all patients--from |
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newborns to seniors--for every type of procedure; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 4,400 CRNAs who have |
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devoted their careers to providing safe and compassionate care to |
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the citizens of the Lone Star State, and they are indeed deserving |
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of special commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 19-25, 2025, as National |
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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week and extend sincere |
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appreciation to all those who serve as certified registered nurse |
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anesthetists in Texas for the important role they play in providing |
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quality health care. |