Colo. Med. Soc’y v. Hickenlooper (Summary)

PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION – ANESTHESIA SERVICES

Colo. Med. Soc’y v. Hickenlooper, No. 12SC671 (Colo. Oct. 7, 2013)

The Supreme Court of Colorado granted a writ of certiorari as to whether a lower court erred in concluding that the state’s Nurse Practice Act allows Colorado’s governor to request an exemption from Medicare’s reimbursement regulations’ physician-supervision requirement, so that a certified registered nurse can administer anesthesia without physician supervision and the facility can obtain Medicare reimbursement.