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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING JANUARY 18TH-24TH, 2026, TO BE "CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE

ANESTHETISTS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
Paplauskas, J. Brien, Solomon, Casey, O'Brien, and McNamara

     Date Introduced: January 20, 2026

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, January 18th - 24th of 2026, has been designed as "National CRNA Week" in

order to celebrate and recognize the work of CRNAs across the United States; and

     WHEREAS, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced practice

registered nurses, who have provided anesthesia care to patients in the United States for more

than 150 years, and are among the nation's most trusted professions; and

     WHEREAS, Legislation passed by Congress in 1986 made nurse anesthetists the first

nursing specialty to be accorded direct reimbursement rights by Medicare; and

     WHEREAS, CRNAs are primary anesthesia providers in rural communities and continue

to be the primary providers of anesthesia care to U.S. military personnel; and

     WHEREAS, CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, from

traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms to critical access hospitals; from

ambulatory surgical centers to the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, pain

managements specialists and more; and

     WHEREAS, CRNAs are qualified to make independent judgments regarding all aspects

of anesthesia care based on their education, training, and licensure; and

     WHEREAS, CRNAs are trusted anesthesia experts on the frontlines, caring for patients

safely and compassionately, delivering specialized, cost-effective care to all patients from

newborns to seniors, and for every type of procedure in all types of facilities; and

     WHEREAS, CRNAs courageously served on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic,

and used their advanced skills in airway management, intubation and ventilator management to

care for the sickest patients, as well as left their homes and families to travel to hospitals and

facilities across the country, in order that they could assist where the need was greatest; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

proclaims January 18-24, 2026, to be "Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week" in Rhode

Island and furthermore recognizes the importance of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

and nurse anesthesia residents and their role in providing high-quality care for the public; and be

it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Rhode Island Association of Nurse

Anesthetists (RIANA).

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