Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act of 2025
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 17
- Latest action
- Jun 11, 2025
What it does
The Ensuring Veterans Timely Access to Anesthesia Care Act of 2025 would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update Veterans Health Administration standards to recognize certified registered nurse anesthetists as licensed independent practitioners, aligning their practice with Defense Health Agency guidelines. It would mandate certification and minimum direct patient care hour requirements for all anesthesia professionals employed by the VA, with suspension from employment for noncompliance. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to submit annual public reports comparing outcomes and cost-effectiveness of different anesthesia delivery models used within the VA…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.