# Virginia HB2391: Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement.

Virginia HB2391, Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark D. Sickles (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in Health and Human Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2391-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2391
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in Health and Human Services
- Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Professions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Certified registered nurse anesthetists; elimination of supervision requirement. Eliminates the requirement that certified registered nurse anesthetists must practice under the supervision of a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry and instead requires them to practice in consultation with a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry and in accordance with regulations jointly promulgated by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark D. Sickles (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-05: Left in Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2391) (House)
- 2025-01-21: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104426D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034646.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034645.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016637.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016634.PDF)

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- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034646.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034645.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016637.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016634.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2391-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).