an unidentified petitioner; The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice that it has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed on November 1, 2007 on behalf of an unidentified petitioner. The Petitioner seeks the Board’s confirmation of a ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Nursing has received the petition for declaratory statement from an unidentified petitioner. The petition seeks the agency’s opinion as to the applicability of as it applies to the petitioner.

The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice that it has received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed on November 1, 2007, on behalf of an unidentified petitioner. The Petitioner seeks the Board’s confirmation of a legal understanding concerning the administration of anesthetic by Registered Nurses in gastroenterology procedures. Specifically, the Petitioner requests that the Board issue a Declaratory Statement determining whether it is within the scope of practice of a Florida Registered Nurse to engage in the administration of Diprivan through IV infusion for gastroenterology procedures without the supervision of an anesthesiologist or CRNA. This petition will be considered by the Board Practice Committee at its meeting on December 5, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Rick Garcia, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3259.