Section 405IAC5-10-1. Providers eligible for reimbursement

   Anesthesia is a Medicaid covered service only when rendered by the following providers:

(1) An Indiana Medicaid enrolled physician other than the operating surgeon or surgeon's assistant.

(2) An Indiana Medicaid enrolled practitioner who has a license that allows him or her to administer anesthesia under Indiana law.

(3) An Indiana Medicaid enrolled certified registered nurse anesthetist who practices within the scope of practice of his or her profession in accordance with IC 25-22.5-1-2(a)(13) and who holds a certificate from either the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists or the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.

(4) An Indiana Medicaid enrolled anesthesiologist assistant who is in compliance with all applicable requirements of state law, including any licensure requirements the state imposes on nonphysician anesthetists and who is a graduate of an educational program that meets all of the following criteria:

(A) Accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation.

(B) Based at a medical school.

(C) Is of at least two (2) years in duration and included clinical and theory based anesthesia education.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 5-10-1; filed Jul 25, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 3311; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA; errata filed Nov 1, 2016, 9:36 a.m.: 20161109-IR-405160493ACA)