Texas HR 73: Recognizing February 20, 2019, as Hill County Day at the State Capitol.

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89(R) HR 73 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 73

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The recognition of January 19-25, 2025, as National 

  

 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week is a fitting tribute 

  

 to the contributions of these vital medical professionals; and

  

        WHEREAS, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are 

  

 advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to make 

  

 independent judgments regarding all aspects of anesthesia care 

  

 based on their education, training, and licensure; providing 

  

 anesthesia care to patients in the United States for more than 150 

  

 years, CRNAs were the first professional health care workers to 

  

 administer anesthesia, and through an act of Congress passed in 

  

 1986, they became the first nursing specialty to be accorded direct 

  

 reimbursement rights by Medicare; and

  

        WHEREAS, CRNAs are the primary anesthesia providers in rural 

  

 communities in Texas and continue to be the primary providers of 

  

 anesthesia care to U.S. military personnel; these medical 

  

 professionals' experience in critical care nursing also enables 

  

 them to address the unique health care challenges of some of the 

  

 sickest patients, including military veterans; and

  

        WHEREAS, CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia 

  

 is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and 

  

 obstetrical delivery rooms, critical access hospitals, ambulatory 

  

 surgical centers, and the offices of dentists, podiatrists, 

  

 ophthalmologists, pain management specialists, and more; they 

  

 deliver specialized, cost-effective care to all patients--from 

  

 newborns to seniors--for every type of procedure; and

  

        WHEREAS, Texas is home to more than 4,400 CRNAs who have 

  

 devoted their careers to providing safe and compassionate care to 

  

 the citizens of the Lone Star State, and they are indeed deserving 

  

 of special commendation; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby recognize January 19-25, 2025, as National 

  

 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week and extend sincere 

  

 appreciation to all those who serve as certified registered nurse 

  

 anesthetists in Texas for the important role they play in providing 

   

 quality health care.

  

   

 Johnson

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 73 was adopted by the House on March 

   

 13, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House