ORS 678.279: Certified registered nurse anesthetist license; prohibition on unlicensed practice, use of title.

(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.