Can Anesthesiologist Assistants Practice in Colorado?
Yes — CAAs are licensed in Colorado.
Colorado licenses AAs through the Colorado Medical Board under the Medical Practice Act; apply via DORA's Division of Professions and Occupations with CAAHEP-accredited program completion and NCCAA certification. Practicing in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center also requires authorization from that facility's governing board.
Where CAAs can practice nearby
CAAs can also practice in 4 of Colorado's 7 neighboring states.
CAA Programs in Colorado
2 campuses offer CAA master's training in Colorado.
Nova Southeastern University — Denver
Centennial, Colorado
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) · 27 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Oct 1, 2026
- Tuition
- $162,409
- Admissions Tests
- GRE (competitive = 40th percentile or higher verbal/quantitative, 3.5 analytical) or MCAT (competitive = 500+) required; no CASPer at this campus. Test scores due by the Oct 1 deadline.
University of Colorado — Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora)
Aurora, Colorado
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesiology · 28 mo
- CASAA Deadline
- Not yet posted
- Tuition
- $95,874 $140,448 non-res
- Admissions Tests
- MCAT required, taken within 5 years of applying (GRE not accepted); an MCAT of 500+ also waives the 7-year window on prerequisite coursework. Casper situational-judgment test also required of all applicants.
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Open Prerequisites Matrix →Supervision & Practice Authority in Colorado
Supervision Requirements
The supervising anesthesiologist must remain immediately available throughout the anesthesia service, and no physician may supervise more than four AAs at once (Board Rule 1.16).
State Context & Regulatory Notes
CAAs practiced in Colorado under physician delegation starting in 1988; the licensure statute arrived in 2012 (2012 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 238) as § 12-36-107.3 and moved to § 12-240-112 in the 2019 recodification of Title 12. No CAA-specific bills appeared in 2025-2026.
Statutory Summary
- Legal Authority
- C.R.S. § 12-240-112 (formerly § 12-36-107.3); Colo. Med. Bd. Rule 1.16 (3 CCR 713-1)
- Effective
- 2012
- Practice Mechanism
- Licensed