Louisiana § RS 37:935 - Anesthetics; authority of registered nurses
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:935 — Anesthetics; authority of registered nurses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:935. Anesthetics; authority of registered nurses
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Chapter to the contrary, a registered nurse may administer, in accordance with an order of an authorized prescriber, anesthetic agents to intubated patients in critical care settings, and may titrate and continue infusion of local anesthetic agents through the use of epidural or perineural catheters for pain management, excluding obstetric patients, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Acts 2004, No. 642, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 246, §1, eff. June 17, 2010.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:935 ("Anesthetics; authority of registered nurses") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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