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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), | ||||||
| 3 | also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, | ||||||
| 4 | are advanced practice registered nurses who are among the | ||||||
| 5 | nation's most trusted professions, having provided anesthesia | ||||||
| 6 | care to patients in the United States for more than 150 years; | ||||||
| 7 | and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, CRNAs became the first nursing specialty to be | ||||||
| 9 | accorded direct reimbursement rights by Medicare due to | ||||||
| 10 | legislation passed in 1986; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, CRNAs are the primary anesthesia providers in | ||||||
| 12 | rural and underserved communities and continue to be the | ||||||
| 13 | primary providers of anesthesia care to U.S. military | ||||||
| 14 | personnel; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, CRNAs practice in every setting in which | ||||||
| 16 | anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital | ||||||
| 17 | surgical suites, obstetrical delivery rooms, critical access | ||||||
| 18 | hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and the offices of | ||||||
| 19 | dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and pain management | ||||||
| 20 | specialists; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, CRNAs are qualified to make independent judgments | ||||||
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| 1 | regarding all aspects of anesthesia care based on their | ||||||
| 2 | education, training, board certification, and licensure; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, CRNAs are trusted anesthesia experts, caring for | ||||||
| 4 | patients safely and compassionately, delivering specialized, | ||||||
| 5 | cost-effective care to all patients, from newborns to seniors, | ||||||
| 6 | for every type of procedure in all types of facilities; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, CRNAs' experience in critical care nursing, in | ||||||
| 8 | addition to anesthesia care, provides the training and | ||||||
| 9 | education to address unique healthcare challenges of some of | ||||||
| 10 | our sickest patients, including veterans; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, National CRNA Week will be held from January 19 | ||||||
| 12 | through January 25, 2025; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the week of | ||||||
| 15 | January 19 through January 25, 2025 as CRNA Week in the State | ||||||
| 16 | of Illinois to recognize the importance of Certified | ||||||
| 17 | Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in | ||||||
| 18 | providing high-quality care to the people of Illinois. | ||||||