Ohio Code 4760.09 – Developing and implementing anesthesia care plan for patient
If the practice and supervision requirements of section 4760.08 of the Revised Code are being met, an anesthesiologist assistant may assist the supervising anesthesiologist in developing and implementing an anesthesia care plan for a patient. In providing assistance to the supervising anesthesiologist, an anesthesiologist assistant may do any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4760.09
- Anesthesiologist: means a physician who has successfully completed an approved anesthesiology training program, as specified in the accreditation requirements that must be met to qualify as graduate medical education, as defined in section 4731. See Ohio Code 4760.01
- Anesthesiologist assistant: means an individual who assists an anesthesiologist in developing and implementing anesthesia care plans for patients. See Ohio Code 4760.01
(A) Obtain a comprehensive patient history and present the history to the supervising anesthesiologist;
(B) Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitor and obtain and interpret information from the systems and monitors;
(C) Assist the supervising anesthesiologist with the implementation of medically accepted monitoring techniques;
(D) Establish basic and advanced airway interventions, including intubation of the trachea and performing ventilatory support;
(E) Administer intermittent vasoactive drugs and start and adjust vasoactive infusions;
(F) Administer anesthetic drugs, adjuvant drugs, and accessory drugs;
(G) Assist the supervising anesthesiologist with the performance of epidural anesthetic procedures and spinal anesthetic procedures;
(H) Administer blood, blood products, and supportive fluids.