My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: PA. I recently reported to an outpatient facility for a colonoscopy; I followed all of the instructions in the letter that I received and the letter stated that any sedation would be administered by an anesthesiologist. Upon arrival I had questions for the anesthesiologist, but was told to hurry up and change because the didn't want to get behind, so I complied. A pushy nurse started an IV and became annoyed when I asked again to speak to the anesthesiologist; she told me that she (a nurse anesthetist not an anesthesiologist) would be doing my sedation and that I had to sign the sedation consent, which I did not do. When I politely told her that the letter I received specified an anesthesiologist, she want into a rant that she (a CRNA) is equivilent to an anesthesiologist (one is a pnysician and one is a nurse with additional training..big difference), that I had no choice but to sign the consent and to proceed. I declined and asked her to remove the IV and to get my clothes, she started yelling at me so I removed the IV myself, at which point she grabbed my arm and got stuck with the needle. This nurse threatened to charge me for her CRNA services (she did nothing and I never signed a consent); she is also demanding that I get a blood test (she's pregnant) which I won't do, Can they really bill me for this? I didn't get the provider that was promised, didn't sign any consent (isn't what she did battery)? Obviously I'll never go back; should I take this threat from a nurse seriously? This is so weird...Thanks.

