ASA Applauds New Hampshire’s Prohibition of Medical Title Manipulation

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With more than three decades of experience caring for patients, Dr. Lewis Satloff serves as a staff anesthesiologist with McAllen Anesthesia Associates, a position he has held since 2018. Alongside this, Dr. Lewis Satloff is a member of several medical organizations, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

The nonprofit, which looks to improve best practices in anesthesiology, recently welcomed the New Hampshire Board of Medicine’s vote to make ‘anesthesiologist’ a protected term. According to the new bill, a medical professional will only be able to use the title if they are licensed by the board of medicine, which previously wasn’t the case.

The move came after the state of Florida passed similar legislation, with there being a variety of New Hampshire-based industry groups looking to push it through. The ASA notes that this will avoid patients becoming confused or misled because of title manipulation.

The move also comes after the New Hampshire Board of Nursing issued a statement approving the titles ‘nurse anesthesiologist’ and ‘certified registered nurse anesthesiologist,’ which the ASA claims wasn’t done without a comment period or formal process.