(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall issue a license to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist to a licensed registered nurse who applies to the board and meets the requirements adopted by the board by rule under ORS 678.285. (2) Unless a person is licensed under subsection (1) of this section, a person may not: (a) Practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist; (b) Use the title certified registered nurse anesthetist or any initials, abbreviation or other name indicating the person is a certified registered nurse anesthetist; or (c) Otherwise hold oneself out as a certified registered nurse anesthetist. (3)(a) A certified registered nurse anesthetist may not use the title anesthesiologist. (b) As used in this subsection, anesthesiologist means a physician who has completed a residency program in anesthesiology that meets or exceeds the standards adopted by the Oregon Medical Board.
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