Virginia · Senate Bill 739 · 2025 Regular Session

Certified registered nurse anesthetists; supervision, report.

  1. Introduced Sep 25, 2024
  2. In committee Sep 25, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House of Delegates  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists; work group; report. Clarifies that supervision of a certified registered nurse anesthetist requires that a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry is present during an operation or procedure or is immediately available to respond and provide patient care as needed. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in…

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Supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists; work group; report. Clarifies that supervision of a certified registered nurse anesthetist requires that a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry is present during an operation or procedure or is immediately available to respond and provide patient care as needed. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, and Department of Health Professions, to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to evaluate and make recommendations to increase the anesthesia provider workforce in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the work group to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health and Human Services by November 1, 2025.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100133D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Education and Health · Senate Education and Health
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB739)
  4. SenateAssigned Education sub: Health Professions
  5. CommitteeStricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · Senate Education and Health15–0 vote

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 30, 2025 Senate Education and Health Stricken at request of Patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.