Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in Alabama?
Yes — CAAs are licensed in Alabama.
Alabama licenses AAs through the Board of Medical Examiners under its assistants-to-physicians statute, with AA-specific rules in Admin. Code chapter 540-X-7. You need both an ALBME license and a Board-approved registration agreement with a supervising anesthesiologist before practicing.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
CAAs can also practice in 3 of Alabama's 4 neighboring states.
CAA Programs in Alabama
1 campus offers CAA master's training in Alabama.
Bluefield University at VCOM — Auburn
Auburn, Alabama
- Degree & Length
- Master of Health Science in Anesthesia (MHSA) · 28 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Oct 31, 2026
- Tuition
- $132,741
- Admissions Tests
- No entrance exam: GRE/MCAT not required; scores may be submitted voluntarily for research purposes only.
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Supervision Requirements
Every licensed AA must also be registered by the Board to a supervising anesthesiologist, who sets the anesthetic plan and provides continual supervision. One anesthesiologist may have no more than four AAs registered to them at a time (Rule 540-X-7-.59).
State Context & Regulatory Notes
Alabama has no standalone AA statute; authority comes from the 1971 assistants-to-physicians article (§ 34-24-290 et seq.), with AA-specific Board rules first adopted in 1998. Rules effective January 1, 2025 added a professional-boundaries course and 50 hours of biennial CME. One aggregate cap to know: an anesthesiologist's combined collaboration and supervision of CRNPs, CNMs, and PAs/AAs may not exceed 360 hours per week. No CAA legislation surfaced in 2025-2026.
Statutory Summary
- Legal Authority
- Ala. Code § 34-24-290 et seq.; Ala. Admin. Code ch. 540-X-7
- Effective
- 1998
- Practice Mechanism
- Licensed