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Anesthesiologist Assistant (CAA) Practice Status by State

Currently, 19 jurisdictions license CAAs, 4 allow practice through physician delegation, and 1 has enacted licensure with board rules pending. Click any state on the map or table to view statutes, supervision requirements, and pending bills.

Licensed (19) Physician delegation (4) Enacted — rules pending (1) Not authorized (27)
State Practice Status Legal Authority Effective Last Verified
Alabama Licensed Ala. Code § 34-24-290 et seq.; Ala. Admin. Code ch. 540-X-7 1998
Alaska Not authorized — —
Arizona Not authorized — —
Arkansas Not authorized — —
California Not authorized — —
Colorado Licensed C.R.S. § 12-240-112 (formerly § 12-36-107.3); Colo. Med. Bd. Rule 1.16 (3 CCR 713-1) 2012
Connecticut Not authorized — —
Delaware Not authorized — —
District of Columbia Licensed D.C. Code § 3-1206.31 2005
Florida Licensed Fla. Stat. § 458.3475 2004
Georgia Licensed O.C.G.A. § 43-34-100 et seq. (Physician Assistant Act); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 360-5 1972
Hawaii Not authorized — —
Idaho Not authorized — —
Illinois Not authorized bill pending — —
Indiana Licensed Ind. Code art. 25-3.7 (license required, § 25-3.7-2-1) 2014
Iowa Not authorized — —
Kansas Physician delegation K.S.A. 65-28,127 (physician delegation/supervision authority) —
Kentucky Licensed KRS §§ 311.840–311.862 (practice as anesthesiology assistant, § 311.862) 2002
Louisiana Not authorized La. R.S. 37:930(G) —
Maine Not authorized — —
Maryland Not authorized — —
Massachusetts Not authorized — —
Michigan Physician delegation bill pending Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16215 (delegation of acts to supervised individuals) —
Minnesota Not authorized — —
Mississippi Not authorized — —
Missouri Licensed Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 334.400–334.430 (anesthesiologist assistants) 2003
Montana Not authorized — —
Nebraska Not authorized — —
Nevada Licensed Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 630 (NRS 630.008, 630.2682–630.2687; osteopathic: NRS 633.4252) 2023
New Hampshire Not authorized — —
New Jersey Not authorized — —
New Mexico Licensed NMSA 1978 §§ 61-6D-1 to 61-6D-11 (Anesthesiologist Assistants Act); licensure rules at 16.10.19 NMAC 2001
New York Not authorized bill pending — —
North Carolina Licensed bill pending N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 90-9.4, 90-18.5; 21 NCAC 32W 2007
North Dakota Not authorized — —
Ohio Licensed Ohio Rev. Code ch. 4760 2000
Oklahoma Licensed Okla. Stat. tit. 59, §§ 3201–3208 (Oklahoma Anesthesiologist Assistant Act) 2008
Oregon Not authorized — —
Pennsylvania Physician delegation 49 Pa. Code § 18.402 (physician delegation of medical services) —
Rhode Island Not authorized — —
South Carolina Licensed S.C. Code Ann. § 40-47-1205 et seq. (Art. 9, Anesthesiologist's Assistants Practice Act) 2001
South Dakota Not authorized — —
Tennessee Licensed Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-21-101 et seq. (Pub. Ch. 509, 2025) 2026
Texas Physician delegation Tex. Occ. Code ch. 157 (physician delegation authority) —
Utah Licensed Utah Code § 58-70b-101 et seq. (Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensing Act) 2022
Vermont Licensed 26 V.S.A. ch. 29, §§ 1651–1656 2003
Virginia Enacted — rules pending Va. Code § 54.1-2957.23 2025
Washington Licensed RCW ch. 18.71D 2024
West Virginia Not authorized — —
Wisconsin Licensed Wis. Stat. §§ 448.04(1)(g), 448.05(5w) & 448.22 2012
Wyoming Not authorized — —

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